appanage

noun

ap·pa·nage | \ˈa-pə-nij

\

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

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

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The first known use of appanage was in 1602

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