appertain /ˌæpɚˈteɪn/ verb2 •To belong to or be a part of, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate to.Another issue that appertains to the policy under discussion. •To belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.Also the rule of false position, with dyuers examples not onely vulgar, but some appertaynyng to the rule of Algeber. — 1551 formsappertained · appertaining · appertaineth · appertains · appertainest