1. a provision (such as land, a title, or an allowance) granted by a ruler to a member of the royal family, especially a younger son.
Usage: historical; often used in European royal contexts
2. a natural or customary accompaniment or attribute; something that belongs to or is associated with a person or thing.
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The king granted his youngest son an appanage of fertile lands in the south.
• In medieval France, appanages were commonly given to princes to ensure their financial independence.
• Confidence is an appanage of success in competitive sports.
• The castle served as an appanage for the duke's younger brother.
• Wealth and privilege are often appanages of noble birth.
• The prince received his appanage upon reaching adulthood.