appanage

One entry found for appanage.

Main Entry: ap·pa·nage
Variant(s): also a·pa·nage /'a-p&-nij/
Function: noun
Etymology: French apanage, from Old French, from apaner to provide for a younger offspring, from Medieval Latin appanare, from Latin ad- + panis bread -- more at FOOD
1 a : a grant (as of land or revenue) made by a sovereign or a legislative body to a dependent member of the royal family or a principal vassal b : a property or privilege appropriated to or by a person as something due
2 : a rightful endowment or adjunct