Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PER-TAIN', v.i. [L. pertineo; per and teneo, to hold; It. pertenere.]

1. To belong; to be the property, right or duty of. Men hate those who affect honor by ambition, which pertaineth not to them. – Hayward. He took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah. – 2 Kings xii. It pertains to the governor to open the ports by proclamation. – Anon.
2. To have relation to. – Acts i.