Apanage

/ˈæp.ə.nɪdʒ/ noun

A grant of land or money given by a ruler to a family member, especially a younger son, to provide them with income and status.

From French apanage, from Old French apaner (to provide with bread), from Latin panis (bread). The term evolved from literal sustenance provision to mean any hereditary endowment or estate.

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