Purtenance Definition
pûrtn-əns
noun
The viscera of an animal.
Webster's New World
(obsolete) That which pertains or belongs to something.
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Other Word Forms of Purtenance
Noun
Singular:
purtenance
Plural:
purtenancesOrigin of Purtenance
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Middle English pertenaunce, purtenaunce adjunct from Old French partenance, pertinence from partenir to pertain pertain
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Shortened from appurtenance.
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