/ English Dictionary

APANAGE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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 ("apanage" 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 ("apanage" 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))

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