belonged

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belonged - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Belong \Be*long"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Belonged; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Belonging.] [OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to
     concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be- +
     longen to desire. See Long, v. i.]
  
     Note: [Usually construed with to.]
     1. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great
        Britain.
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     2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or
        related; to owe allegiance or service.
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              A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. --Luke
                                                    ix. 10.
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              The mighty men which belonged to David. --1 Kings i.
                                                    8.
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     3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to
        appertain to. "Do not interpretations belong to God ?"
        --Gen. xl. 8.
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     4. To be suitable for; to be due to.
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              Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age.
                                                    --Heb. v. 14.
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              No blame belongs to thee.             --Shak.
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     5. To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal
        residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or
        operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by
        the parish or town.
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              Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which
              the mothers belong.                   --Blackstone.
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