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
  • The path Republicans take is not entirely up to him, however, given that an individual senator has enough privileges to grind floor business to a crawl.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The policy, at the forefront of debate over the intersection of age bias and safety, requires physicians age 70 and older who are applying to obtain or renew hospital privileges to undergo vision and neuro-psychological examination.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of privileges
Noun
  • Historic run for governor By April 2025 Bottoms was ready to run again—this time for governor, a position that voting rights activist Stacey Abrams had sought but lost in 2018 and 2022.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The Veterans will represent the international sales rights, with CAA Media Finance handling the United States.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of rights
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