- (n.) The act of bestowing a dower, fund or permanent provision for support.
- (n.) That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an institution; property, fund or revenue permanently appropriated to any object; as, the endowment of a church, a hospital or a college.
- (n.) That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind; gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents; -- usually in the plural.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "endowment" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/endowment/definitions/2003247> |