attenir

Etymology
(with adaptaion in conjugation to ), but modern uses are likely back-formations from the more current adjective ).

Verb

 * 1)  to border; be next to; abut
 * 2) * 1956, Bernard Tourville & Evelyn Colomb (translators), (author), “La Ligue des Rouquins”; original English:, “The Red-headed League” (short story), in The Strand Magazine, 1891 August:
 * "fr"

- En me promenant dans le coin, je constatai que la banque de la City et de la Banlieue attenait à la maison de Jabez Wilson.

Usage notes

 * The object is introduced by the preposition.