APPANAGE


Meaning of APPANAGE in English

n. (also apanage) 1 provision for the maintenance of the younger children of kings etc. 2 a perquisite. 3 a natural accompaniment or attribute.

[ F ult. f. med.L appanare endow with the means of subsistence (as APO-, panis bread) ]

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