apanage
Americannoun
noun
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"D'you think she'll remain your apanage now?" he asked, with a hint of smiling sarcasm that could not hurt her.
From In the Wilderness by Hichens, Robert Smythe
In consequence of this perfection, gourmandise is the exclusive apanage of man.
From The Physiology of Taste by Robinson, Fayette
This breed has been preserved in its purity by the successive Dukes of Newcastle, and may be conPage 309sidered as an aristocratic apanage to their country seats.
From Anecdotes of Dogs by Jesse, Edward
The word apanage is still employed in this sense in French official texts of some Customs; but it was in old public law that it received its definite meaning and importance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
The city, a mere apanage of the temple, was governed immediately by the chief priest, who was always a member of the reigning Cappadocian family, and took rank next to the king.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
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