Defn: Depression occasioned by terror; dismay. [Obs.] Bacon.
APPANAGE Ap"pa*nage, n. Etym: [F. apanage, fr. OF. apaner to nourish, support, fr. LL. apanare to furnish with bread, to provision; L. ad + pains bread.]
1. The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons.
2. A dependency; a dependent territory.
3. That which belongs to one by custom or right; a natural adjunct or accompaniment. "Wealth . . . the appanage of wit." Swift.
APPANAGIST
Ap*pan"a*gist, n. Etym: [F. apanagiste.]
Defn: A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.
APPARAILLYNG
Ap*par"ail*lyng, n. Etym: [See Apparel, n. & v.]
Defn: Preparation. [Obs.] Chaucer.
APPARATUS Ap"pa*ratus, n.; pl. Apparatus, also rarely Apparatuses. Etym: [L., from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad + prepare to make ready.]