endower
English
Etymology 2
Compare Old French endouairer.
Verb
endower (third-person singular simple present endowers, present participle endowering, simple past and past participle endowered)
- To endow.
- 1653, Edward Waterhouse, A humble Apologie for Learning and Learned Men:
- This once renowned church was gloriously deckt with the jewels of her espousals […] and frankly endowered.
References
- “endower”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Middle English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnduːˈɛːr(ə)/, /ɛnˈduːər(ə)/
Noun
endower
- (rare) Money granted as to support an individual.
References
- “endǒuē̆r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-12.
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