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Appanage
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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. "Wealth . . . the appanage of wit." Swift.