appendence

ap·pend·ant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-pen-duh nt]
- /əˈpɛn dənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-pen-duh nt]
- /əˈpɛn dənt/

Definitions of appendence word

adjective appendence attached or suspended; annexed. 1
adjective appendence associated as an accompaniment or consequence: the salary appendant to a position. 1
adjective appendence Law. pertaining to a legal appendant. 1
noun appendence a person or thing attached or added. 1
noun appendence Law. any subordinate possession or right historically annexed to or dependent on a greater one and automatically passing with it, as by sale or inheritance. 1

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Origin of appendence

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English ap(p)endaunt (in legal sense) < Anglo-French, present participle of apendre to belong (to), befit < Medieval Latin appendēre, equivalent to Latin ap- ap-1 + pendēre to hang (intransitive); later senses by association with append

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Parts of speech for Appendence

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Appendence

appendence popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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