pertinent

Etymology

Borrowed from French pertinent, from Latin pertinens, present participle of pertinere (“to extend, stretch out, belong, relate, pertain, have concern”), from per (“through”) + tenere (“to hold”).

noun

  1. (law">law) A right that attaches to land, in Scots law">law.

adj

  1. Important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant.

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