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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Appertain \Ap`per*tain"\, v. i. [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.
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Things appertaining to this life. --Hooker.
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Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. --Lev. vi. 5.
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