单词 | endower |
释义 | endowern. 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. 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). < n.1624v.1606 |
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