What does pertaining mean?
Pertaining means present participle and gerund of pertain.
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/pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of pertain.
When, I say, these things are duly considered as pertainings of a woman's lot, we might almost justify them in a riot against natural sexhood itself, if there were any thing to be gained by it.
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Pertaining means present participle and gerund of pertain.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
When, I say, these things are duly considered as pertainings of a woman's lot, we might almost justify them in a riot against natural sexhood itself, if there were any thing to be gained by it.
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