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ap·pa·nage | \ ˈa-pə-nij 
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\variants:
or less commonly apanage
Definition of appanage
1a : 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
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The first known use of appanage was in 1602
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