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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

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pertinence

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The quality or state of being pertinent; justness of relation to the subject or matter in hand; fitness; appositeness; relevancy; suitableness.

The fitness and

pertinency

of the apostle’s discourse.

Bentley.

pertinency ‎(usually uncountable, plural pertinencies)

The quality of being pertinent to the matter at hand; relevance.
- Bentley
  The fitness and pertinency of the apostle's discourse.
(countable, dated) Something that is relevant to the matter at hand.
- 1902, Chemical, Metallurgical, and Mining Society of South Africa, ‎Proceedings (volume 3, page 450)
  We note the following pertinencies […]