appurtenant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite furnishing added support
    auxiliary; accessory; adjunct; adjuvant; ancillary.
    • an ancillary pump
    • an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
    • The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other

WordNet

Ap*pur"te*nant adjective
Etymology
F. appartenant, p. pr. of appartenir. See Appurtenance.
Definitions
  1. Annexed or pertaining to some more important thing; accessory; incident; as, a right of way appurtenant to land or buildings. Blackstone.
Ap*pur"te*nant noun
Definitions
  1. Something which belongs or appertains to another thing; an appurtenance.
    Mysterious appurtenants and symbols of redemption. Coleridge.

Webster 1913