pertaining UK /pəˈteɪnɪŋ/US /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/ noun1 •Something that pertains; an appurtenance.When, I say, these things are duly considered as pertainings of a woman's lot, we might almost justify them in a riot against natural sexhood itself, if there were any thing to be gained by it. — 1869 formspertainings