appertain
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intransitive verb \ˌa-pər-ˈtān\Definition of APPERTAIN
: to belong or be connected as a rightful part or attribute : pertain
Examples of APPERTAIN
- the rights and privileges that appertain to marriage
- <the doctrine that the swath of land between the Atlantic and the Pacific naturally appertained to the United States>
Origin of APPERTAIN
Middle English apperteinen, from Anglo-French apurtenir, from Late Latin appertinēre, from Latin ad- + pertinēre to belong — more at pertain
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with APPERTAIN
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