Belonging
Pronunciation : Be*long"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Commonly in the pl.]
Definition : 1. That which belongs to one; that which pertains to one; hence, goods or effects. "Thyself and thy belongings." Shak.
2. That which is connected with a principal or greater thing; an appendage; an appurtenance.
3. Family; relations; household. [Colloq.] Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped, before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons. Thackeray.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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