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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)
- (historical) apanage (grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright)
- (transferred sense) emolument
- (figurative) prerogative, privilege, apanage
- Synonyms: prerogativa, privilegio
- (figurative) a due prize (for a victory or conquest)
- (heraldry) Only used in arma d'appannaggio
References
- appannaggio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana