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Meaning of word appanage from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
appanage noun
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
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
