Contenement

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contenement \Con*ten"e*ment\ (k[o^]n*t[e^]n"[-e]*ment), n.
     [Pref. con- + tenement.] (Law)
     That which is held together with another thing; that which is
     connected with a tenement, or thing holden, as a certain
     quantity of land adjacent to a dwelling, and necessary to the
     reputable enjoyment of the dwelling; appurtenance. --Burrill.


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