Meaning & use
appertain
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To relate or belong to something as a natural or rightful part, privilege, or attribute.
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Certain duties appertain to the office of treasurer that go beyond simply managing funds.
The rights that appertain to citizenship include the right to vote.
A note on using this word
A formal, somewhat old-fashioned verb most often found in legal and official documents, closely related to 'pertain' but slightly more archaic in tone.
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