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205 months ago

Jim Chadburn (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

Sciences / Non-fiction books

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

apanage

Context:

Dagobert, magnanime, lui cède un apanage: l'administration des régions du Sud-Ouest.

 

 

The answer of Robert Tucker  See profile was rated best

ap(p)anage

My comment:

Merriam Webster 10th Dictionary
noun
1 a : a grant (as of land or revenue) made by a sovereign or a legislative body to a dependent member of the royal family or a principal vassal

Oxford English Reference Dictionary
appanage
n. (also apanage)
1 provision for the maintenance of the younger children of kings etc.