PURTENANCE


Meaning of PURTENANCE in English

ˈpərt ə nən(t)s noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English purtenaunce, literally, that which belongs to something, modification (probably influenced by Old French por, pur for) of Middle French partenance, pertinence — more at purchase , pertinence

: the heart, liver, and lungs of an animal : entrails, pluck

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