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Purtenance
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What's The Definition Of Purtenance?Synonyms | Synonyms for Purtenance: Related Terms | Find terms related to Purtenance: See Also | Purtenance In Webster's Dictionary \Pur"te*nance\, n. [Abbrev. fr. appurtenance.]
That which pertains or belongs to something; esp., the heard,
liver, and lungs of an animal. [Obs.] `` The purtenaunces of
purgatory.'' --Piers Plowman.
Roast [it] with fire, his head with his legs, and with
the purtenance [Rev. Ver., inwards] thereof. --Ex. xii.
9.
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