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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•pa•nage (ap′ə nij),USA pronunciation n. - Businessland or some other source of revenue assigned for the maintenance of a member of the family of a ruling house.
- whatever belongs rightfully or appropriately to one's rank or station in life.
- a natural or necessary accompaniment;
adjunct.
Also, apanage. - Medieval Latin appānāre; ap- ap-1 + -pānāre, verb, verbal derivative of Latin pānis bread; compare Old Provencal apanar to nourish) + -age -age
- Middle French, Old French apanage, apeinaige, equivalent. to apan(er) to endow (a younger son or daughter) with a maintenance (
- 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: appanage, apanage /ˈæpənɪdʒ/ n - land or other provision granted by a king for the support of a member of the royal family, esp a younger son
- a natural or customary accompaniment or perquisite, as to a job or position
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French, from Medieval Latin appānāgium, from appānāre to provide for, from Latin pānis bread |