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Meaning of purtenance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. possession (something that belongs to someone)
    obsolete
  2. The heart, liver, and lungs of an animal.
    obsolete

Examples

“1370-90, William Langland, Piers Plowman The purtenaunces of purgatory.”
“Roast [it] with fire, his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Purtill purtiness Purtle Purton Purton Stoke Puru

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