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English noun: appanage | |||
| 1. | appanage (possession) any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life | ||
| Samples | For thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use. | ||
| Synonyms | apanage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fringe benefit, perk, perquisite | ||
| 2. | appanage (possession) a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family | ||
| Samples | Bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families. | ||
| Synonyms | apanage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assignment, grant | ||
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