appertinent

English

Noun

appertinent (plural appertinents)

1. (obsolete) That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant.
   • c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, act 2, scene 2, lines 87–88:

     To furnish him with all appertinents / Belonging to his honour;

Adjective

appertinent (not comparable)

1. Belonging; appertaining; appurtenant.
   • September 30, 1819, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, letter to T. Alsopp

     Nay, those temptations which are foreknown and foreseen as most appertinent to our particular calling, are commonly least dangerous, or even cease to be temptations to a mind forearmed by principles and aspirations like yours.

Latin

Verb

appertinent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of appertineō