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Appurtenant vs Pertain - What's the difference?

appurtenant | pertain |

As an adjective appurtenant

is of or pertaining to an appurtenance.

As a noun appurtenant

is an appendage or attachment.

As a verb pertain is

to belong.

appurtenant

English

Alternative forms

* appurtenaunt (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to an appurtenance.
    • a right of way appurtenant to land or buildings
  • Ancillary or subsidiary.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An appendage or attachment.
  • (legal) A type of easement benefiting real property that "runs with the land" as opposed to an interest belonging solely to the beneficiary.

    • pertain

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to belong
  • to relate, to refer, be relevant to

    • Usage notes

    * In all the above senses, pertain' is followed by '''to''' (or formerly by '''unto''', as in ''The King James Version of The Bible'' and in the plays of Shakespeare, although ' to is used in these works as well).

    Quotations

    (relate ): * 1989 , Sort out any booklets or manuals that pertain to the heating system or any other fixture that you are leaving behind. — One's company , Underwood, Lynn, Southampton: Ashford.

    Synonyms

    * appertain

    Antonyms

    * be irrelevant

    Anagrams

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