appertain.
To belong to or be a part of, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate to.
Meaning & usage
To belong to or be a part of, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate to.
Another issue that appertains to the policy under discussion.
To belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English apperteinen, apertenen, borrowed from Old French apartenir (French appartenir), from Late Latin appertinēre, from ad (“to”) + Latin pertinēre (“to reach to, belong”). More at pertain.
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