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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Appertain \Ap'per*tain"\, verb (used without an object) [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
appertain
verb: be a part or attribute of [syn: {pertain}]
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