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appurtenant

ap·pur·te·nant

UK/əˈpɜːtɪnənt/ uncommon informal

adjective

1.

relating to something that is added but is not essential

  • “an ancillary pump”
  • “an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism”
  • “The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other”
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Origin

From Middle English appurtenaunt, from Old French apurtenant.

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