Appanage Meaning
There are 2 meaning(s) for word Appanage
Meaning 1 : 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
Example : for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use
Synonyms : apanage
Meaning 2 : 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
Example : bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families
Synonyms : apanage
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