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.
Nearby words
appenzell inner rhoden, appenzeller, apperceive, apperception, appersonation, appertain, appestat, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetitive
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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
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Word Origin and History for appertain
appertain
late 14c., from Anglo-French apartenir, Old French apartenir (12c.) "be related to; be incumbent upon," from Late Latin appertinere "to pertain to," from ad- "to, completely" (see ad-) + pertinere "to belong to" (see pertain). To belong as parts to the whole, or as members to a family or class. Related: Appertained; appertaining.
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