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A grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family
Answer for the clue "A grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family ", 7 letters:
apanage
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Word definitions for apanage in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apanage \Ap"an*age\, n. Same as Appanage .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
see appanage .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use" [syn: appanage ] a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) ...
Usage examples of apanage.
Con mi proverbial llaneza, que es el apanage del hombre de mundo, no vacilé ante un procedimiento radical: lo sacudí hasta que abrió los ojos.
In the years since, though his considerable legal talents had earned him the coveted apanage of Queen's Counsel, Harry had continued to indulge his love of flying, not only retaining active flying status with the reserve RAF, but also making occasional guest appearances at air shows as a pilot of vintage aircraft.