appanage
Americannoun
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land or some other source of revenue assigned for the maintenance of a member of the family of a ruling house.
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whatever belongs rightfully or appropriately to one's rank or station in life.
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a natural or necessary accompaniment; adjunct.
noun
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land or other provision granted by a king for the support of a member of the royal family, esp a younger son
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a natural or customary accompaniment or perquisite, as to a job or position
Etymology
Origin of appanage
1595–1605; < Middle French, Old French apanage, apeinaige, equivalent to apan ( er ) to endow (a younger son or daughter) with a maintenance (< Medieval Latin appānāre; ap- ap- 1 + -pānāre, verbal derivative of Latin pānis bread; compare Old Provençal apanar to nourish) + -age -age
Example Sentences
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He was the eldest grandson of Egbert, the first "King of the English," and held, accordingly, the under-kingship of Kent, at that time the usual appanage of the heir-apparent.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward
Although the hereditary title of Count was the appanage of this rank, he never took it up.
From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by Smith, G. Barnett
In the history of France, however, the appanage was a very important factor.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
It was made an independent comt� of itself in 1569, and in 1663 became definitely an appanage of Orleans.
From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
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