endowment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.
Endowment assurance or pure endowment.
A ceremony designed to prepare participants for their role in the afterlife.

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From Middle English endowement; equivalent to endow + -ment.

gift

endow

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