Definition
A provision (money, property, or land) granted by a king or ruler to a child or dependent; a special right or privilege.
Etymology
From Old French 'appanage,' from 'apaner' meaning 'to provide with bread,' from 'a-' + 'pain' (bread). Evolved from providing sustenance to providing estates and resources.
Kelly Says
The word's origin in 'bread' (pain) reveals how medieval rulers granted land not as abstract property but as a living resource—literally a way to provide bread and survival for their family members.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
ARالعربية
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
BNবাংলা
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
CACatalà
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
CSČeština
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
DADansk
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
DEDeutsch
appanage
a-pan-ah-ge
ELΕλληνικά
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
FAفارسی
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
FISuomi
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
FRFrançais
appanage
a-pan-ahj
HEעברית
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
HIहिन्दी
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
HUMagyar
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
IDBahasa Indonesia
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
ITItaliano
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
MSBahasa Melayu
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
MYမြန်မာ
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
NLNederlands
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
NONorsk
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
PLPolski
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
PTPortuguês
appanagem
a-pan-a-gem
RORomână
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
RUРусский
appanage
a-pan-age
SVSvenska
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
SWKiswahili
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
TAதமிழ்
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
TEతెలుగు
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
THไทย
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
TRTürkçe
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
UKУкраїнська
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
URاردو
appanage
a-pan-a-ge
VITiếng Việt
appanage
a-pan-a-ge