1
as in to belong
to be the property of a person or group of persons
the doctrine that the swath of land between the Atlantic and the Pacific naturally appertained to the United States
2
as in to pertain
to have a relation or connection
list some of the things appertaining to public health
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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