- Pertaining
- Pertain Per*tain", v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pertained}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Pertaining}.] [OE. partenen, OF. partenir, fr. L.
pertinere to stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to
hold, keep. See {Per-}, and {Tenable}, and cf. {Appertain},
{Pertinent}.]
1. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on,
something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to
appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers
pertain to plant life.
[1913 Webster]
Men hate those who affect that honor by ambition which pertaineth not to them. --Hayward. [1913 Webster]
2. To have relation or reference to something. [1913 Webster]
These words pertain unto us at this time as they pertained to them at their time. --Latimer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
