purtenance

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Definition of purtenance

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(obsolete)possession (something that belongs to someone)

“1370-90, William Langland, Piers Plowman The purtenaunces of purgatory.”

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noun

(obsolete)possession (something that belongs to someone)

“1370-90, William Langland, Piers Plowman The purtenaunces of purgatory.”
(obsolete)The heart, liver, and lungs of an animal.

“Roast [it] with fire, his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.”

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Clipping of appurtenance.

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