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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pertain \Per*tain"\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Pertained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pertaining}.] [OE. partenen, OF. partenir, fr. L. pertinere to stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to hold, keep. See {Per-}, and {Tenable}, and cf. {Appertain}, {Pertinent}.]
1. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant life.
Men hate those who affect that honor by ambition which pertaineth not to them. --Hayward.
2. To have relation or reference to something.
These words pertain unto us at this time as they pertained to them at their time. --Latimer.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pertain
verb
1: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: {refer}, {relate}, {concern}, {come to}, {bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}]
2: be a part or attribute of [syn: {appertain}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "pertain": affect, appertain, appertain to, apply, apply to, associate, bear, bear on, befit, combine, concern, connect, cover, include, join, pertain to, refer to, regard, relate, relate to, vest
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