purtenance

pur·te·nance

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pur-tn-uh ns]
- /ˈpɜr tn əns/
- /pˈɜːtənəns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pur-tn-uh ns]
- /ˈpɜr tn əns/

Definitions of purtenance word

noun purtenance the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal. 1
noun purtenance the inner organs, viscera 0
noun purtenance the viscera of an animal 0

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Origin of purtenance

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English; aphetic variant of appurtenance

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Purtenance

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Purtenance

purtenance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

purtenance usage trend in Literature

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