Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
apostolic succession
apostrophe (1)
apostrophe (2)
apostrophize
apothecaries’ measure
apothecaries’ weight
apothecary
apothecium
apothegm
apotheosis
apotheosize
apotropaic
app
app.
appal
Appalachia
Appalachian
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

appanage

ap·pa·nage [ áppənij ] (plural ap·pa·nages) or ap·a·nage [ áppənij ] (plural ap·a·nages)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. source of revenue given by sovereign: a source of revenue set aside for children, especially land given by a sovereign for the maintenance of a younger member of the royal family

2. natural or expected accompaniment to something: something that naturally or usually accompanies something else

[Early 17th century. < French< medieval Latin appanare "provide with subsistence" < panis "bread"]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft