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1
as in privilege
something granted as a special favor
use of the grounds was just one appanage he bestowed upon the caretakers of his estate
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2
as in right
something to which one has a just claim
wealthy people who believe that political power is their natural appanage
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Recent Examples of appanage
For everyday purposes, however, Halkbank is a semi-independent appanage of the Turkish government.
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Matt Ford, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2023
The states argued that MOHELA, which was created by the Missouri legislature, is a state appanage of sorts and thus gives standing to the state itself.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 15 Dec. 2022
Matt Ford, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2023
The states argued that MOHELA, which was created by the Missouri legislature, is a state appanage of sorts and thus gives standing to the state itself.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 15 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appanage
Noun
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Dylan is focused on not losing the privileges that he’s been given.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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All of which ignores the unbelievable luck and privilege of being born into a functional family with a safe place to live and plenty to eat.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Instead, exercise the rest of your rights, as explained below.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
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Much of this represents the culmination of a fight that the conservative right began years ago as part of its culture wars.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In terms of what's going to be on the agenda, that's not necessarily our prerogative to set.—
Victoria Knight,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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And these power brokers had little interest in letting Roosevelt infringe upon their prerogatives.—
Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made by History,
TIME,
13 Jan. 2025
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The most contentious actions were Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship, which has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge — with 43% in favor and 45% opposed — and his withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement — with 42% in favor and 40% opposed.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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Still, presidential hyperbole aside, the data from the Law Library does seem to suggest there is something particularly American (both North and South) about the idea of unrestricted birthright citizenship, as the map below shows.—
Michael Rios,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Appanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appanage. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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