purtenance
[ pur-tn-uh ns ]
/ ˈpɜr tn əns /
noun
the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal.
Origin of purtenance
1300–50; Middle English; aphetic variant of
appurtenance
Words nearby purtenance
pursuer,
pursuit,
pursuit plane,
pursuivant,
pursy,
purtenance,
purty,
purulence,
purulent,
purulent inflammation,
purulent ophthalmia
Example sentences from the Web for purtenance
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
The Bible for Young People |AnonymousMay he be damnd in his mouth, in his breast, in his heart and purtenance, down to the very stomach!
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman |Laurence Sterne
British Dictionary definitions for purtenance
purtenance
/ (ˈpɜːtɪnəns) /
noun
archaic
the inner organs, viscera
Word Origin for purtenance
C14: from Old French
pertinance something that belongs; see
appurtenance