(n) any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life, Syn.apanage, Example: for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use
(n) a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family, Syn.apanage, Example: bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ F. apanage, fr. OF. apaner to nourish, support, fr. LL. apanare to furnish with bread, to provision; L. ad + pains bread. ] 1. The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A dependency; a dependent territory. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. That which belongs to one by custom or right; a natural adjunct or accompaniment. “Wealth . . . the appanage of wit.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
