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APPENDANT POWER
Appendant power is a legal term that refers to a power that gives the person holding it the right to appoint estates that attach to their own interest. It is a power held by a person who owns the property interest in the assets subject to the power, and whose interest can be divested by the exercise of the power. The appendant power is generally viewed as adding nothing to the ownership and thus is not now generally recognized as a true power.
These examples illustrate how appendant power works in practice. The person holding the power has the right to appoint estates that attach to their own interest in the property, but their interest can be divested by the exercise of the power.