appanage
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Formerly an appanage of the earldom of Ross, Gairloch has belonged to the Mackenzies since the end of the 15th century.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
An appanage of the Crown, they had been called so from the days of William the Conqueror.
From The Pagan's Cup by Fergus Hume
Later, King Francis I. again gave the duchy as an appanage to his mother, Louise of Savoy, by letters patent of the 4th of February 1515.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
He had put from him the dream of love and happiness, while love and happiness were the just appanage of his years; his ambitious plans left him no time to indulge in dreaming.
From No Surrender by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner
Although the hereditary title of Count was the appanage of this rank, he never took it up.
From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by G. Barnett Smith
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