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.
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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]
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