v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Appertained p. pr. & vb. n. Appertaining. ] [ OE. apperteinen, apertenen, OF. apartenir, F. appartenir, fr. L. appertinere; ad + pertinere to reach to, belong. See Pertain. ] To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate. [ 1913 Webster ]
Things appertaining to this life. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. Lev. vi. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]