\Fix"ture\ (f[i^]ks"t[-u]r; 135), n. [Cf. {Fixure}.]
1. That which is fixed or attached to something as a
   permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the
   fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is, the articles
   which a tenant may not take away.
2. State of being fixed; fixedness.
         The firm fixture of thy foot.         --Shak.
3. (Law) Anything of an accessory character annexed to houses
   and lands, so as to constitute a part of them. This term
   is, however, quite frequently used in the peculiar sense
   of personal chattels annexed to lands and tenements, but
   removable by the person annexing them, or his personal
   representatives. In this latter sense, the same things may
   be fixtures under some circumstances, and not fixtures
   under others. --Wharton (Law Dict.). --Bouvier.
Note: This word is frequently substituted for fixure
      (formerly the word in common use) in new editions of
      old works.