APPANAGE

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons.

2.
n.

A dependency; a dependent territory.

3.
n.

That which belongs to one by custom or right; a natural adjunct or accompaniment. "Wealth . . . the appanage of wit." Swift.


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