ap ‧ pur ‧ te ‧ nance /əˈpɜːtɪnəns, -t ə n- $ əˈpɜːrt ə nəns/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: apartenir ; ⇨ ↑ appertain ]
formal a part of something more important
ap ‧ pur ‧ te ‧ nance /əˈpɜːtɪnəns, -t ə n- $ əˈpɜːrt ə nəns/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: apartenir ; ⇨ ↑ appertain ]
formal a part of something more important
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012