appannaggio

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French apanage, derived from apaner (to provide with a dowry, to dowry), derived from Vulgar Latin *appānāre, *adpānāre, derived from Classical Latin pānis (bread).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ap.panˈnad.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -addʒo
  • Hyphenation: ap‧pan‧nàg‧gio

Noun

appannaggio m (plural appannaggi)

  1. (historical) apanage (grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright)
  2. (transferred sense) emolument
  3. (figurative) prerogative, privilege, apanage
    Synonyms: prerogativa, privilegio
  4. (figurative) a due prize (for a victory or conquest)
  5. (heraldry) Only used in arma d'appannaggio

References

  • appannaggio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana