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APPANAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family
Example:
bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families
Synonyms:
apanage; appanage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("appanage" is a kind of...):
assignment; grant ((law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life
Example:
for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use
Synonyms:
apanage; appanage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("appanage" is a kind of...):
fringe benefit; perk; perquisite (an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right))
