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.

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.