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Appanage

Appanage Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Appanage? [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 Appanage: apanage Related Terms \| Find terms related to Appanage: 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 See Also \| assignment \| fringe benefit \| grant \| perk \| perquisite Appanage In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Appanage Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Appanage?

[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 Appanage: apanage

Appanage In Webster's Dictionary

\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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