pertain Definition

pertain
verb, intr pertained, pertaining

1. To concern or relate to them or it; to have to do with them or it.

Thesaurus: apply, relate, be relevant, bear on, concern, regard, refer, come under.
2. To belong to them or it.

Example: skills pertaining to the job
3. To be appropriate; to apply.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin pertinere, from per- utterly + tenere to hold.