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Definition of ENDOW

Endow
Endow En*dow", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Endowing.] [OF. endouer; pref. en- (L. in) + F. douer to endow, L. dotare. See Dower, and cf. 2d Endue.] 1. To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution. Endowing hospitals and almshouses. --Bp. Stillingfleet. 2. To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift (as a quality or faculty); -- followed by with, rarely by of; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason; to endow with privileges or benefits.

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- not qualify as a public charity. In some jurisdictions, it is common for endowed funds to be established as a trust independent of the organizations and...
- Endowed" is a song by Nigerian singer D'banj, released on May 23, 2010. Produced by Don Jazzy, it was included in the track listing for Mr. Endowed,...
- Gede Doub is a lwa in Haitian Vodou who can endow people with the gift of "second sight" (clairvoyance). Métraux, Alfred, ed. (21 October 2016). Voodoo...
- own dean) currently has four state-supported programs and two privately endowed programs. The four statutory colleges at Cornell University in Ithaca are:...
- Catholic high school in Baltimore. Because of the donation, the school could endow 16 scholarships in Cosby's name. Cosby has defended her husband against...
- protection, ****ured to it the possession of all property it might acquire, and endowed it with exemption from the authority of the ordinary. Nothing more was...
- Caerleon Endowed School, (also known as The Endowed School, Caerleon, Caerleon Charity School, Williams Charity School and Caerleon Junior School), in...
- the earliest college of the University of Paris in France, established to endow 18 scholars. The college was founded in 1180 AD by an Englishman by the...
- 2 January 533 to his death. As a priest at St. Clement's Basilica, he endowed that church with gifts and commissioned stone carvings for it. Mercurius...
- University community have been memorialized in several ways, including an endowed visiting professorship. Francis Otto Matthiessen was born in Pasadena,...