appurtenant
Belonging to another
Appurtenant means belonging to or attached to something larger or more important, especially in legal contexts.
Land rights, easements, or privileges are appurtenant when they pass automatically with ownership of a property: The water rights are appurtenant to the deed.
The word appears almost exclusively in property law and formal documents.
Limited land-use privilege
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- right-of-wayLegal passage entitlement
deed · title · conveyance · property · land-use · restrictions · ownership · usufruct
Connection or fondness
- fixtureAttached building component
- additionJoining quantities mathematically
- appendageProjecting body part
- adjunctSubordinate addition to something
accompaniment · supplement · auxiliary · fitting · add-on · enhancement · ancillary · furnishing
Firmly joined to
- connectedJoined to another
- joinedLinked or united
- annexedIncorporated into one's domain
- boundSecured or destined
linked · fastened · secured · fixed · appended · associated · coupled · tethered
Able to be used
- germaneRelated to the topic
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
- relatedConnected by blood or nature
- connectedJoined to another
material · fitting · proper · suitable · corresponding · akin · affiliated · incident
easement
Limited land-use privilege
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
right-of-way · deed · title · conveyance · property · land-use · restrictions · ownership · usufruct · lien
attachment
Connection or fondness
- fixtureAttached building component
- additionJoining quantities mathematically
- appendageProjecting body part
adjunct · accompaniment · supplement · auxiliary · fitting · add-on · enhancement · ancillary · furnishing · equipment
affixed
Firmly joined to
bound · linked · fastened · secured · fixed · appended · associated · coupled · tethered · anchored
applicable
Able to be used
- germaneRelated to the topic
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
- relatedConnected by blood or nature
connected · material · fitting · proper · suitable · corresponding · akin · affiliated · incident · belonging
appurtenantindependent
Free from external control
freestanding · detached · unattached · separate · severed