 apanage |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (work,business) any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life | |
| Synonyms: | appanage | |
| Examples: | "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use" |
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| Related terms: | fringe_benefit | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (law) a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family | |
| Synonyms: | appanage | |
| Examples: | "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families" |
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| Related terms: | grant | |
| Similar spelling: |
appanage apneic apnoeic |
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