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Definition of Appanage
1. Noun. Any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life. "For thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use"
2. Noun. A grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family. "Bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families"
Definition of Appanage
1. n. The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons.
Definition of Appanage
1. Noun. A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright ¹
2. Noun. A perquisite that is appropriate to one's position ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Appanage
1. land or revenue granted to a member of a royal family [n -S]
Medical Definition of Appanage
1. 1. The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons. 2. A dependency; a dependent territory. 3. That which belongs to one by custom or right; a natural adjunct or accompaniment. "Wealth . . . The appanage of wit." Origin: F. Apanage, fr. OF. Apaner to nourish, support, fr. LL. Apanare to furnish with bread, to provision; L. Ad + pains bread. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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