Appertain (Verb)
Meaning
Be a part or attribute of.
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- These privileges appertain to all members of the royal family.
- The new policy appertains to both existing and future employees.
- Rights and responsibilities appertain to every citizen of this country.
- Duties assigned to the president appertain to the office, not the individual.
- The rights of succession appertain to the firstborn child.