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DEFINITION of 'Appurtenance'. 1. A legal term denoting the attachment of a right or property to a more worthy principal. Appurtenance occurs when the attachment becomes part of the property such as a furnace or air conditioning unit. 2. An object or privilege associated with status, title or affluence.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English Â© 2017. purâ¢teâ¢nance (pÃ»râ²tn Éns),USA pronunciation n. the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal. 1300â50; Middle English; aphetic variant of appurtenance.