appanage

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In 1237 Artois, which was raised to a countship the following year, was conferred as an appanage by Saint Louis on his brother 699 Robert, who died on crusade in 1250.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

He has an appanage, or territory, assigned to him to "eat," like other princes of the Empire.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. by Various

Men had no desire to see the English Crown become an appanage for the heir to the French monarchy.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward

His glory is the property of no party or opinion; it is the appanage and inheritance of all.

From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by Smith, G. Barnett

This office existed in the German kingdom of Otto the Great, and about this time it appears to have become an appanage of the archbishopric of Mainz.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various