D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Pertinence

· Per·ti·nence · IPA
01 n. The quality or state of being pertinent; justness of relation to the subject or matter in hand; fitness; appositeness; relevancy; suitableness.
  1. 1.
    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.