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Definition of: appanage
(ap′ə·nij) noun
1. A dependent territory or property.
2. A natural accompaniment, attribute, or endowment.
3. A portion of land assigned by a king for support of his younger sons; the public allowance to the prince of a reigning house: also apanage. [<F apanage <OF apaner nourish <L ad- to + panis bread]
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