PERTINENT

a.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Belonging or related to the subject or matter in hand; fit or appropriate in any way; adapted to the end proposed; apposite; material; relevant; as, pertinent illustrations or arguments; pertinent evidence.

2.
a.

Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining. [R.] "Pertinent unto faith." Hooker.