Be-lōng'1, v. i.
(21), v. i. [imp. & p. p. BELONGED; p. pr. & vb. n. BELONGING.] [Prefix be and O. Eng. long, v. i., to belong, q. v.; D. belangen, to concern, belang, concern, interest, Ger. belangen, to attain to, to concern, to belong to.]
Sense 1. To be the property of; to be the concern or proper business of; to appertain; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain.
Sense 2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be dependent or related. “A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaida.” Luke ix. 10.
Sense 3. To be native to, or 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. Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which the mothers belong. Blackstone.