| NOUN | possession | appanage, apanage | any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life |
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| possession | appanage, apanage | a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family |
| Meaning | Any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life. | |
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| Example | "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use" | |
| Synonym | apanage | |
| Broader | fringe benefit, perquisite, perk | An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) |
| Meaning | A grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family. | |
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| Example | "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families" | |
| Synonym | apanage | |
| Broader | grant, assignment | (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance |
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