APPERTAIN

pertain, appertain

(verb) be a part or attribute of

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

appertain (third-person singular simple present appertains, present participle appertaining, simple past and past participle appertained)

To belong to or be a part of, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate to.

To belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc..

Usage notes

Appertain is followed by to (or formerly by unto, as in The King James Version of The Bible and in the plays of Shakespeare, although to is used in these works as well).

Synonyms

• pertain

Antonyms

• be irrelevant

Source: Wiktionary


Ap`per*tain", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Appertained; p. pr. & vb. n. Appertaining.] Etym: [OE. apperteinen, apertenen, OF. apartenir, F. appartenir, fr. L. appertinere; ad + pertinere to reach to, belong. See Pertain.]

Definition: To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate. Things appertaining to this life. Hooker. Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. Lev. vi. 5.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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