Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In law, that which is connected with a tenement or thing holden, as a certain portion of land adjacent to a dwelling necessary to its reputable enjoyment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Law) That which is held together with another thing; that which is connected with a tenement, or thing holden, as a certain quantity of land adjacent to a dwelling, and necessary to the reputable enjoyment of the dwelling; appurtenance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun That which is held together with another thing.
- noun That which is connected with a
tenement , or thing holden, as a certin quantity of land adjacent to a dwelling, and necessary to the reputable enjoyment of the dwelling.
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Examples
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Enjoying the company of my elders in the atmosphere of the Bengal Lounge with the unavoidable feeling of overall soreness throughout the body somewhat numbed by a combination of good food, a tiny bit of alcohol, good, comedic company, and an overall sense of accomplishment and contenement, PRICELESS.
slemondropp Diary Entry slemondropp 2004
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A freeman shall not be amerced for a small offence, but only according to the degree of the offence; and for a great crime according to the heinousness of it, saving to him his contenement; [31] and after the same manner a merchant, saving to him his merchandise.
Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins John Fiske 1871
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