appendant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Attached as an appendage.
  2. Annexed; concomitant.
  3. Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage for a considerable time; said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another inheritance which is superior or more worthy; as, an advowson, common, etc., which may be appendant to a manor, common of fishing to a freehold, a seat in church to a house.
noun
  1. Anything attached to something else as incidental or subordinate to it.
  2. An inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior inheritance.

Pronunciation

/əˈpɛndənt/

Word forms

appendant more appendant most appendant appendants

Etymology

From append + -ant.

Derived words

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