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for Appertain
From 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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
appertain
v 1: be a part or attribute of [syn: pertain, appertain]
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