[{"word":"apanage","phonetic":"/ˈæpənɪdʒ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈæpənɪdʒ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"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)"},{"definition":"A perquisite that is appropriate to one's position.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To confer an apanage upon.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apanage"]}]