appanages

variants also apanages
Definition of appanagesnext
plural of appanage
1
as in privileges
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 rights
something to which one has a just claim wealthy people who believe that political power is their natural appanage

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Noun
  • Angelboy and TwinkleStar03 from the DEVCORE Research Team used an Improper Access Control bug to escalate privileges on Microsoft Windows 11 and were rewarded with a $30,000 bounty.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Legal trouble, fines and losing driving privileges.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • This is the first year of the league’s new 11-year, $77 billion media rights deal with the three networks.
    Mike Prada, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • Preborn children are human beings with inherent rights, dignity and worth that no contract should supersede.
    Kimberly Bird, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
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“Appanages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appanages. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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