Appurtenance

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Legal Definition and Related Resources of Appurtenance

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Meanings, Synonyms, Etymology, Translations and More

Meaning of Appurtenance

Anything necessary to the enjoyment of a thing. Something annexed to a thing more worthy; that which belongs to something else. See Von Rohr v Neely, 173 P.2d828, 76 C.A.2d713. With reference to realty , appurtenance means all rights and interests in other property necessary for the full enjoyment of the property, e.g., easements and servitudes. See Strough v Conner, 298 N. Y.S. 516.

Synonyms of Appurtenance

noun

• accession

• accessory

• accompaniment

• addendum

• ad ditament

• addition

• adjunct

• annex

• annexation

• annexe

• appanage

• appendage

• appendant

• appendix

• attachment

• auxiliary

• concomitant

• dependency

• extension

• incidental

• pendant

• something added

• subsidiary

• supplement

• Associated Concepts: accession

• appurtenance to realty

• appurtenant right

• conveyance of property

• covenants

• deeds of conveyance

• easement appurtenant

• easements

• fixture

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What does Appurtenance mean in American Law?

The definition of Appurtenance in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

Something appendant to another more primary or more important thing, which is ordinarily also conveyed when the principal property is, e.g., an easement belonging to real property, or extra parts for a machine being sold. When a ship is sold with "all appurtenances," all normal equipment is also conveyed, e.g., sails, rigging, lights, tackle, apparel, compass, etc. See also addition; regardant.

Concept of Appurtenance in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Appurtenance: Something belonging to something else, either attached or not, such as a barn to a house, or an easement to land. The appurtenance is part of the property and passes with it upon sale or other transfer.

Concept of Appurtenance in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Appurtenance: Something belonging to something else, either attached or not, such as a barn to a house, or an easement to land. The appurtenance is part of the property and passes with it upon sale or other transfer.

Grammar

This term is a noun.

Etimology of Appurtenance

(You may find appurtenance at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).

c. 1300, "right, privilege or possession subsidiary to a principal one," especially in law, "a right, privilege, or improvement belonging to a property," from Anglo-French apurtenance (12c.), Old French apartenance, apertenance, present participle of apartenir "be related to," from Late Latin appertinere "to pertain to, belong to," from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + pertinere "belong; be the right of" (see pertain).