Appertain

ap-pėr-tān′, v.i. to belong to, as a po e ion, a right, or attribute.— n. Apper′tainance .— p.adj. Appertain′ing , proper, appropriate (with to ).— n. Appertain′ment ( Shak. ), that which appertains to any rank or dignity.— adj. Apper′tinent , pertaining or belonging to.— n. ( Shak. ) that which pertains to anything else. [Through Fr. from L. ad , to, pert inē-re , to belong. See Pertain .]