appanage

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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 Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth

It was made an independent comt� of itself in 1569, and in 1663 became definitely an appanage of Orleans.

From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

When Philibert succeeded to the dukedom after his father's death, his first act had been to give an appanage to his natural brother Ren�.

From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.

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 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 Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)