- Apange
- Fr.♦ Royal lands granted by a French king to a younger son for his maintenance, with the title of duke or count.(Seward, Desmond. Henry V: The Scourge of God, 221)Related terms: Appanage
Medieval glossary. 2014.
Apange
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Appanage — ♦ A large land grant by a ruler to a member of his family. Usually not hereditary. Holder usually had rights of internal administration and local tax revenue but owed military service to his superior and was allowed no independence in foreign… … Medieval glossary
