Appurtenance (noun)
a-pur-ten-ans
Usually appurtenances. Something associated with, accompanying, or belonging to another thing; accessory.
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English apurtenance, apertinaunce, from Anglo-French apurtenance, from Late Latin appertinentia, derivative of appertinēre “to belong to, pertain”
Example sentences
“The holiday chalets were beautiful, and complete with all the appurtenances of luxury we’re used to, is a good stress cure.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
