appanage Meaning and Definition
1. n. a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family
2. n. any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life
An appanage or apanage (pronounced /ˈæpənɪdʒ/) or French: apanage (French pronunciation: [a.pa.naʒ]) is the grant of an estate, title, office, or other thing of value to a younger male child of a sovereign, who would otherwise have no inheritance under the system of primogeniture.
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