Appanage

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæpÉ™nɪdÊ’/

Alternative forms

• apanage

Origin

From French apanage, from Latin *appanare, adpanare ‘to give bread’.

Full definition of appanage

Noun

1. A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright
2. A perquisite that is appropriate to one's position