n.
An animal's viscera or internal organs, especially the heart, liver, and lungs.
[Middle English pertenaunce, purtenaunce, adjunct, from Old French partenance, pertinence, from partenir, to pertain. See pertain.]
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pur·te·nance (pûr'tn-əns)
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[Middle English pertenaunce, purtenaunce, adjunct, from Old French partenance, pertinence, from partenir, to pertain. See pertain.]
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