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appanage |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Appanage \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: appanage n 1: any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life [syn: {apanage}] 2: a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family [syn: {apanage}]
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