Meaning of APPERTAIN
| Pronunciation: | | `apur'teyn
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[v] be a part or attribute of |
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APPERTAIN is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | pertain |
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| | See Also: | | belong, consist, dwell, lie, lie in | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ap`per*tain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Appertained}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Appertaining}.] [OE. apperteinen, apertenen,
OF. apartenir, F. appartenir, fr. L. appertinere; ad +
pertinere to reach to, belong. See {Pertain}.]
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.
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