variants
also apanages
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
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As is taking away china privileges from even one-time offenders.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026 -
Another 200,000 pages were withheld over legal privileges.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Strandjord pointed to mounting cases in which US citizens have been detained while protesting or exercising First Amendment rights, including the rights of journalists.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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In 1992, Michael Pietsch, a young editor at Little, Brown and Company acquired the rights to David Foster Wallace’s novel, Infinite Jest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Appanages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appanages. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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