appanages

noun

variants also apanages
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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  1. privileges
  2. rights
Noun
  • This is important to me, because as much as these tech companies claim to be upending everything with AI and claiming extraordinarily special privileges as a result, there is still legal gravity constraining them.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Maybe someone with the right privileges could perform a factory reset or another destructive action, for example.
    — David Bennett, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of privileges
Noun
  • Rowling has been staunchly critical of transgender rights activists, funding legal efforts to protect women’s rights and penning X/Twitter posts that are considered to be attacks by the trans community.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The five-year agreement includes field naming rights with on-field branding at Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of rights
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“Appanages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appanages. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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