define purtenance
Definitions for purtenance Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word purtenance. Webster Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Purtenance (noun) that which pertains or belongs to something; esp., the heard, liver, and lungs of an animal. Origin: [Abbrev. fr. appurtenance.]
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. n purtenance Appurtenance; pertinents; belongings; the inwards or intestines of an animal: especially applied to the pluck, or the heart, liver, and lungs. n Purtenance purâ²ten-ans that which pertains or belongs to: n Purtenance purâ²ten-ans (B.) the inwards or intestines of an animal.