endowement

Middle English

Alternative forms

• endowment, indowment

Etymology

From endowen +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈduː(ə)mɛnt/

Noun

endowement (Late Middle English, rare)

1. The giving or a use of a dowry.
2. The giving of a life stipend.

Descendants

• English: endowment

References

• “endǒuement, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2020-01-12.