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Birthright vs Apanage - What's the difference?

birthright | apanage |

As nouns the difference between birthright and apanage

is that birthright is something owed since birth, due to inheritance while apanage is a grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright.

birthright

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • something owed since birth, due to inheritance.

    • apanage

    English

    (wikipedia apanage)

    Alternative forms

    * appanage

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright.
  • * 1942': they suspected that Peter II was only waiting till he had saved enough of his '''apanage to run away to some more civilized country. — Rebecca West, ''Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 1046)
  • A perquisite that is appropriate to one's position.

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