appurtenance

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
  2. noun a supplementary component that improves capability

Etymology

From Middle English appurtenaunce, from Anglo-Norman apurtenance and Old French apartenance, from apartenir, from Latin appertineō (“to belong, to appertain”). More at appertain. By surface analysis, appertain + -ance.

In classic literature

Synonyms

gear, paraphernalia

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