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单词 endower
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endowern.

Brit. /ᵻnˈdaʊə/, /ɛnˈdaʊə/, U.S. /ᵻnˈdaʊər/, /ɛnˈdaʊər/
Etymology: < endow v. + -er suffix1.
One who endows.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > giving > [noun] > giver > one who endows
endower1624
investitor1825
society > law > transfer of property > settlement of property > [noun] > endowment > one who
enduerc1449
endower1624
by-founder1655
1624 A. Darcie tr. Originall of Idolatries xviii. 75 Authors, Restorers, Endowers, and augmenters of the Missall Sacrifice.
1765–9 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (1793) 604 The right of visitation of the former results..to the king; and of the latter to the patron or endower.
1885 Church Q. Rev. XXI. 139 If the State regarded itself as the endower of the Church.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

endowerv.

Etymology: < Old French endouairer, < en- (see en- prefix1) + douaire dower n.2
Obsolete.
transitive. To dower (a woman); also figurative.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > widow or widower > [verb (transitive)] > survive as widow > endow with share of husband's property
endow1528
endower1606
widowa1616
jointurea1635
injointer1654
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > gifts and payments > [verb (transitive)] > give as dowry > give dowry to
endow1528–30
dote1560
tochera1578
dowry1588
endower1606
dowera1616
indotate1647
portion1836
fortune1838
dot1887
1606 G. W. tr. Epit. Liues Emperors in tr. Justinus Hist. sig. Ff 4 He maried to a most honorable man the daughter of his enemy Vitellius, being most largely endowred.
1653 E. Waterhouse Humble Apol. Learning 142 This once Renowned Church..was gloriously decked with the jewels of her Espousals..and frankly Endowered.
1654 R. Codrington tr. Justinus Hist. 15 The wife being endowred with the blood of her husband, delivered..herself to her adulterer.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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