apanage

ap·a·nage

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ap-uh-nij]
- /ˈæp ə nɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ap-uh-nij]
- /ˈæp ə nɪdʒ/

Definitions of apanage word

abbreviation APANAGE appanage 3
noun apanage land or some other source of revenue assigned for the maintenance of a member of the family of a ruling house. 1
noun apanage whatever belongs rightfully or appropriately to one's rank or station in life. 1
noun apanage a natural or necessary accompaniment; adjunct. 1
noun apanage A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright. 1
noun apanage A perquisite that is appropriate to one's position. 0

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Origin of apanage

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

1595-1605; < Middle French, Old French apanage, apeinaige, equivalent to apan(er) to endow (a younger son or daughter) with a maintenance (< Medieval Latin appānāre; ap- ap-1 + -pānāre, verbal derivative of Latin pānis bread; compare Old Provençal apanar to nourish) + -age -age

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Parts of speech for Apanage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Apanage

apanage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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