Appertain

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  • intransitive verb. To belong as a proper function or part; pertain.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To belong or pertain, as a part (to the whole), a member (to a class), a possession, or an attribute; belong by association or normal relation.
  • Synonyms See pertain.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To belong to or be a part of, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate to.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. be a part or attribute of
    • Word Usage
    "The neat, suitable uniforms of the British nurses, the appliances they use, the various inventions they have made for the sick-room, can not fail to prove to the most careless observer that the profession to which these things appertain is both honorable and scientific."
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