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Appurtenance

appurtenance n

[Anglo-French apurtenance, alteration of Old French apartenance, from apartenant appurtenant]
: property (as an outbuilding or fixture) or a property right (as a right of way) that is incidental to a principal property and that passes with the principal property upon transfer



Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.

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