Annex vs Appendant - What's the difference?
annex | appendant |
An addition, an extension.
An appendix.
An addition or extension to a building.
An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force.
To add something to another thing; to incorporate.
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To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
To join; to be united.
attached as an appendage
annexed; concomitant
* Jeremy Taylor
(legal) Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage for a considerable time; said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another inheritance which is superior or more worthy; as, an advowson, common, etc. , which may be appendant to a manor, common of fishing to a freehold, a seat in church to a house.
Anything attached to another as incidental or subordinate to it.
(legal) An inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior inheritance.
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As nouns the difference between annex and appendant
is that annex is an addition, an extension while appendant is anything attached to another as incidental or subordinate to it.As a verb annex
is to add something to another thing; to incorporate.As an adjective appendant is
attached as an appendage.annex
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Alternative forms
* annexe (UK, Australia, New Zealand)Etymology 1
, from (etyl) (m).Noun
(es)Etymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Verb
(es)- The ancient city of Petra was annexed by Rome.
- to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt
- (Tooke)
Synonyms
*Derived terms
* annexable * annexure * annexation * annexational * annexationism * annexationistAntonyms
* separateappendant
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Adjective
(en adjective)- a seal appendant to a paper
- As they have transmitted the benefit to us, it is but reasonable we should suffer the appendant calamity.
- (Wharton)
- (Coke)