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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"]
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