[ap.pa.nage] n [F apanage, fr. OF, fr. apaner to provide for a younger offspring, fr. ML appanare, fr. L ad- + panis bread--more at food] (1602) 1 a: a grant (as of land or revenue) made by a sovereign or a legislative body to a dependent member of the royal family or a principal vassal b: a property or privilege appropriated to or by a person as something due
2: a rightful endowment or adjunct