Main Entry: ap·pa·nage

Variant(s): also a·pa·nage \ˈa-pə-nij\

Function: noun

Etymology: 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

Date: 1602

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