purtenance

[ pur-tn-uhns ]

noun

1. the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal.

purtenance

/ ˈpɜːtɪnəns /

noun

1. archaic.
   the inner organs, viscera

Word History and Origins

Origin of purtenance¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English purtenaunce, purtenans, shortening of appurtenance

Word History and Origins

Origin of purtenance¹

C14: from Old French pertinance something that belongs; see appurtenance

Example Sentences

May he be damnd in his mouth, in his breast, in his heart and purtenance, down to the very stomach!

From Project Gutenberg

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.

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