Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Pertinent

Pertinent , adjective

[Latin pertinens, -entis, present participle of pertinere: compare French pertinent. See Pertain.]

1.
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.
Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining. [Rare]
Pertinent unto faith. — Hooker