appertain
[ ap-er-teyn ]
/ ˌæp ərˈteɪn /
verb (used without object)
to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain or relate (usually followed by to): privileges that appertain to members of the royal family.
Words nearby appertain
appenzell inner rhoden,
appenzeller,
apperceive,
apperception,
appersonation,
appertain,
appestat,
appetence,
appetency,
appetite,
appetitive
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British Dictionary definitions for appertain
appertain
/ (ˌæpəˈteɪn) /
verb
(intr usually foll by to)
to belong (to) as a part, function, right, etc; relate (to) or be connected (with)
Word Origin for appertain
C14: from Old French
apertenir to belong, from Late Latin
appertinēre, from Latin
ad- +
pertinēre to
pertain