appurtenant
Something that is appurtenant helps or supports something else. Good physical health is appurtenant to mental well-being.
The adjective appurtenant sounds similar to pertinent, and you can use the two words in the same way, to show that something relates or belongs to something else. Appurtenant shows up a lot in scholarly writing, in situations like a building addition that fits, or is appurtenant to the original structure, or a legal decision about whether a claim of discrimination is appurtenant to a particular law.
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furnishing added support
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The King of Navarre and three lords make a vow to avoid romance and devote themselves to study — but their resolve is tested when they encounter the Princess of France and her attendants.
King Henry IV worries that his son Hal, who associates with criminals, is not fit to become King of England.