noun
- the act of endowing.
- the property, funds, etc., with which an institution or person is endowed.
- Usually endowments. an attribute of mind or body; a gift of nature.
noun
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- the source of income with which an institution, etc, is endowed
- the income itself
- the act or process of endowing
- (usually plural) natural talents or qualities
mid-15c., “action of endowing,” from endow + -ment. Meaning “property with which an institution or person is endowed” is from 1590s; that of “gift, power, advantage” is early 17c.