appurtenant

  1. Adjective.  Of or pertaining to an appurtenance.
  2. Adjective.  Ancillary or subsidiary.
  3. Noun.  An appendage or attachment.
  4. Noun.  (context, legal) A type of easement benefiting real property that "runs with the land" as opposed to an interest belonging solely to the beneficiary.

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