per|tain

per|tain
per|tain «puhr TAYN», intransitive verb.
1. to belong or be connected as a part or possession: »

We own the house and the land pertaining to it.

2. to have to do with; be related; refer: »

documents pertaining to the case.

3. to be appropriate: »

We had a turkey and everything else that pertains to Thanksgiving Day.

4. Archaic. to belong as one's care or concern.
[Middle English perteynen < Old French partenir < Latin pertinēre to reach, concern < per- (intensive) + tenēre to hold]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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