appurtenance

  1. Noun.  An appendage added to something else.
  2. Noun.  (in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
  3. Noun.  The thing to which another pertains.
  4. Noun.  (legal) Minor property (such as an outhouse) that passes with the main property when it is sold.
  5. Noun.  (grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.

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