About The Word Apanage
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Apanage
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What's The Definition Of Apanage?
[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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Apanage: appanage Related Terms | Find terms related to Apanage: See Also | assignment | fringe benefit | grant | perk | perquisite Apanage In Webster's Dictionary \Ap"an*age\, n.
Same as {Appanage}.
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