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Definition of 'appanage'

Word Frequency

appanage in British

or apanage (ˈæpənɪdʒ )

noun

1.

land or other provision granted by a king for the support of a member of the royal family, esp a younger son

2.

a natural or customary accompaniment or perquisite, as to a job or position

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Word origin of 'appanage'

C17: from Old French, from Medieval Latin appānāgium, from appānāre to provide for, from Latin pānis bread

Word Frequency

appanage in American

(ˈæpəˌnɪdʒ ; apˈənijˌ)

noun

1.

money, land, etc. granted by a monarch for the support of his younger children

2.

a person's rightful extra gain; perquisite

3.

an accompanying endowment; adjunct

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Word origin of 'appanage'

Fr apanage < ML appanagium < appanare, equip, lit., provide with bread < L ad-, to + panis, bread: see food

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Used Rarely. appanage is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Definition of appanage from the Collins English Dictionary

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Scrabble score for 'appanage': 13

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