ap·pa·nage
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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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“Appanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appanage. Accessed 13 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of appanage was in 1602
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