appurtenance vs subalternate

appurtenance

noun
  • The state or quality of being an appurtenance. 

  • Equipment used for some specific task; gear. 

  • That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition. 

  • A subordinate interest in land which benefits a principal estate, which cannot be detached from or held separately to that estate; an appurtenant interest. 

  • A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging. 

subalternate

noun
  • A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. 

adj
  • Succeeding by turns; successive. 

  • Subaltern; inferior; subordinate. 

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