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Appendant

Ap-pend′ant

,
Adj.
[F.
appendant
, p. pr. of
appendre
. See
Append
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
Hanging; annexed; adjunct; concomitant;
as, a seal
appendant
to a paper
.
As they have transmitted the benefit to us, it is but reasonable we should suffer the
appendant
calamity.
Jer. Taylor.
2.
(Law)
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
.
Wharton.
Coke.

Ap-pend′ant

,
Noun.
1.
Anything attached to another as incidental or subordinate to it.
2.
(Law)
A inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior inheritance.

Definition 2024

appendant

appendant

English

Adjective

appendant ‎(comparative more appendant, superlative most appendant)

  1. attached as an appendage
  2. annexed; concomitant
    a seal appendant to a paper
    • Jeremy Taylor
      As they have transmitted the benefit to us, it is but reasonable we should suffer the appendant calamity.
  3. (law) 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.
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Noun

appendant ‎(plural appendants)

  1. Anything attached to something else as incidental or subordinate to it.
  2. (law) An inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior inheritance.

French

Verb

appendant

  1. present participle of appendre

Latin

Verb

appendant

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of appendō

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