Past tense of appertain; belonged to or was connected with in a previous time.
The past tense form of 'appertain,' formed by adding the regular English past tense suffix '-ed' to the verb stem. Maintains the same meaning as the base verb but places it in past time.
In historical writing, you'll see 'appertained' frequently in old wills and documents: 'all lands that appertained to the estate'—it's the formal, archaic way to describe what once belonged.
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