ap·a·nage ( p  -n j)n. Variant of appanage. |
apanage [ˈæpənɪdʒ]
n
(Historical Terms) a variant spelling of appanage
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| Noun | 1. | apanage - any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use" fringe benefit, perk, perquisite - an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" |
| 2. | apanage - a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families" grant, assignment - (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance |
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