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    APPANAGE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling familyplay

    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 ("appanage" 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 lifeplay

    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 ("appanage" 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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