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appanage
noun ap·pa·nage \ˈa-pə-nij\
Definition of APPANAGE
1
a : a grant (as of land or revenue) made by a sovereign or a legislative body to a dependent member of the royal family or a principal vassal b : a property or privilege appropriated to or by a person as something due
2
: a rightful endowment or adjunct
See appanage defined for kids Variants of APPANAGE
ap·pa·nage also a·pa·nage \ˈa-pə-nij\
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Origin of APPANAGE
French apanage, from Old French, from apaner to provide for a younger offspring, from Medieval Latin appanare, from Latin ad- + panis bread — more at food
First Known Use: 1602
Related to APPANAGE
- Synonyms
- privilege (also apanage), boon, concession, honor
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