appanage

variants also apanage
1
as in privilege
something granted as a special favor use of the grounds was just one appanage he bestowed upon the caretakers of his estate

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2
as in right
something to which one has a just claim wealthy people who believe that political power is their natural appanage

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Recent Examples of appanage For everyday purposes, however, Halkbank is a semi-independent appanage of the Turkish government. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2023
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Noun
  • This is both the privilege of the demos in the modern world and its obligation.
    Ron Scherf, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • There were some folks back in 2005 who were able to leave New Orleans, reclaim their lives, come back, and live their lives because of privilege.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The job cuts are permanent, and employees will not have bumping rights to other positions.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In a 21-page ruling, Talwani found that ICE holding an 18-year-old migrant arrested on charges of shoplifting without a bond hearing violated his due process rights.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There is no mistaking that the Democrats are on thin ice with their knee-jerk and obligatory nods to local prerogative.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Though irony, an approach Alighieri actually revered, isn’t so much Schnabel’s prerogative.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Barrett has sided with the conservative majority in many cases, bolstering national gun rights, ending affirmative action, and limiting the ability of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions in a more recent birthright citizenship decision.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Well-Read Black Girl expands her legacy by inviting young writers to claim their birthright to storytelling and by giving readers the tools to recognize their reflection in the literary canon.
    Glory Edim August 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Appanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appanage. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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