pertain
per·tain (pər-tānʹ)intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. To belong as an adjunct, part, holding, or quality. 3. To be fitting or suitable. [Middle English pertenen, pertainen, from Old French partenir, from Latin pertinēre: per-, per- + tenēre, to hold; See ten- in Indo-European Roots.]
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