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appertain

[ ap-er-teyn ]
/ ˌæp ərˈteɪn /
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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.

RELATED WORDS

vest, relate, pertain, bear, apply, refer

Nearby words

  1. appenzell inner rhoden,
  2. appenzeller,
  3. apperceive,
  4. apperception,
  5. appersonation,
  6. appestat,
  7. appetence,
  8. appetency,
  9. appetite,
  10. appetitive

Origin of appertain

1350–1400; Middle English a(p)perte(y)nen < Old French apertenir. See ap-1, pertain
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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
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Word Origin and History for appertain

appertain

v.

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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