appanage
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In the history of France, however, the appanage was a very important factor.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
He was the eldest grandson of Egbert, the first "King of the English," and held, accordingly, the under-kingship of Kent, at that time the usual appanage of the heir-apparent.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare
The most interesting feature of Langkor is an ancient temple, an appanage of the great Drophung monastery of Lhasa.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
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
The new member of the ruling House would waive all claim to an appanage.
From Royal Highness by Thomas Mann
