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appertinent

appertinent noun: that which belongs to something else; an appurtenant.

Noun

appertinent (plural appertinents)

  1. (obsolete) That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant.
    • To furnish him with all appertinents / Belonging to his honour;c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, act 2, scene 2, lines 87–88

Adjective

appertinent (not comparable)

  1. Belonging; appertaining; appurtenant.
    • September 30, 1819, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, letter to T. Alsopp
      Nay, those temptations which are foreknown and foreseen as most appertinent to our particular calling, are commonly least dangerous, or even cease to be temptations to a mind forearmed by principles and aspirations like yours.

Forms of appertinent

pluralappertinents

Questions about appertinent

What does appertinent mean?
Appertinent means that which belongs to something else; an appurtenant.
What part of speech is appertinent?
Appertinent can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of appertinent?
The plural of appertinent is appertinents.

Words near appertinent in the dictionary

  1. appertains
  2. appertinance
  3. appertinances
  4. appertinence
  5. appertinences
  6. appertinent
  7. appertinents
  8. appertisation
  9. apperture
  10. appertures
  11. appestat

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