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 vassalb : a property or privilege appropriated to or by a person as something due
2 : a rightful endowment or adjunct
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Examples of appanage in a Sentence
use of the grounds was just one appanage he bestowed upon the caretakers of his estate
wealthy people who believe that political power is their natural appanage
Origin and Etymology 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
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