Meaning of APPANAGE
| Pronunciation: | | 'apunij
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- [n] 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"
- [n] 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | apanage |
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| | See Also: | | assignment, fringe benefit, grant, perk, perquisite | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ap"pa*nage\, n. [F. apanage, fr. OF. apaner to
nourish, support, fr. LL. apanare to furnish with bread, to
provision; L. ad + pains bread.]
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.'' --Swift.
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| | Related Terms: | | accession, accessories, accessory, accompaniment, addenda, addendum, additament, addition, additive, additory, additum, adjunct, adjuvant, annex, annexation, appanages, appendage, appendages, appendant, appointments, appurtenance, appurtenances, appurtenant, attachment, augment, augmentation, belongings, birthright, choses, choses in action, choses in possession, choses local, choses transitory, coda, complement, concomitant, continuation, corollary, dot, dower, dowry, endowment, extension, extrapolation, fixture, foundation, increase, increment, investment, jointure, legal jointure, marriage portion, material things, movables, offshoot, paraphernalia, pendant, perquisite, perquisites, personal effects, portion, prerogative, privilege, reinforcement, settlement, side effect, side issue, supplement, tailpiece, things, thirds, trappings, undergirding |
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