appannaggio

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