apanage
Prince's granted territory
Apanage (also appanage) originally meant land or revenue granted to a younger royal child who wouldn't inherit the throne—a provision for princes without kingdoms.
The word now refers more broadly to any rightful accompaniment or natural attribute: Wealth was considered the apanage of nobility.
It suggests something that comes with a position or status by right rather than by earning.
Noble-ruled territory
- principalityNoble-ruled territory
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- stipendFixed regular payment
revenues · maintenance · livelihood · subsistence · grant · annuity · pension · allocation
Granted feudal estate
- domainArea of control
- demesneLord's private estate
- estateProperty and grounds
- landholdingOwned piece of terrain
manor · territory · realm · fiefdom · holding · acres · grounds · lordship
Entitlement from origin
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
- legacyWhat's passed down
- bequestGift left by will
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
succession · entailment · primogeniture · heirloom · devise · dower · entitlement · claim
Exclusive right of office
- perquisiteBenefit beyond salary
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- benefitAdvantage or gain
advantage · birthright · exclusivity · immunity · favor · concession · privilege · appurtenance
duchy
Noble-ruled territory
- principalityNoble-ruled territory
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
stipend · revenues · maintenance · livelihood · subsistence · grant · annuity · pension · allocation · provision
fief
Granted feudal estate
landholding · manor · territory · realm · fiefdom · holding · acres · grounds · lordship · seigneury
birthright
Entitlement from origin
heritage · succession · entailment · primogeniture · heirloom · devise · dower · entitlement · claim · right
prerogative
Exclusive right of office
- perquisiteBenefit beyond salary
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- rightMorally proper or entitled
benefit · advantage · birthright · exclusivity · immunity · favor · concession · privilege · appurtenance · adjunct
apanagethrone
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
crown · primogeniture · kingship · patrimony · birthright
apanagedispossession
Deprival of property rights
disinheritance · deprivation · forfeiture · expropriation · destitution
apanageconfiscation
Seizure by authority
seizure · escheat · attainder · revocation · forfeiture