pertinentia

plural noun

per·​ti·​nen·​tia

ˌpərtᵊnˈenchēə

civil & Scots law

: appurtenances belonging to real or personal property and passing with ownership of the property to any new owner

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin

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