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appanage definition

ap·pa·nage (ap′ə nij′)

noun

  1. money, land, etc. granted by a monarch for the support of his younger children
  2. a person's rightful extra gain; perquisite
  3. an accompanying endowment; adjunct

Etymology: Fr apanage < ML appanagium < appanare, equip, lit., provide with bread < L ad-, to + panis, bread: see food

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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