Words Like APPANAGE
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6 Alternative Words Similar to appanage
10 definitions of appanage
1
The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons.
2
A dependency; a dependent territory.
3
That which belongs to one by custom or right; a natural adjunct or accompaniment.
4
a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family
5
any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life
6
A source of revenue, such as land, given by a sovereign for the maintenance of a member of the ruling family.
7
Something extra offered to or claimed by a party as due; a perquisite: The leaders of the opposition party agreed to accept another government's appanages, and in doing so became an officially paid agency of a foreign power.
8
A rightful or customary accompaniment or adjunct.
9
Originally, in the feudal law of France, that which was granted to the sons of the sovereign for their support, as lands and privileges, and which reverted to the crown on the failure of male heirs.
10
Whatever belongs or falls to one from one's rank or station in life.