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单词 re-endowment
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re-endowmentn.

Brit. /ˌriːᵻnˈdaʊm(ə)nt/, /ˌriːɛnˈdaʊm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌriᵻnˈdaʊm(ə)nt/, /ˌriɛnˈdaʊm(ə)nt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, endowment n.
Etymology: < re- prefix + endowment n., after re-endow v.
Renewed endowment; esp. the action or fact of re-endowing an institution with money. Also: an instance of this.
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society > law > transfer of property > settlement of property > [noun] > endowment > renewed
re-endowment1793
1793 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 284/1 The re-endowment and repair of this church by her grace's ancestors was recorded by one of Mr. C's predecessors.
1802 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 51/2 The first step towards a re-endowment of this poor neglected foundation was a rent charge of 1 l. per annum.
1869 Spectator 24 July 861/1 Re-endowment even with half a million is re-endowment.
1884 Manch. Weekly Times 11 Oct. 4/6 A re-endowment of the Protestant denomination.
1943 Times 6 Mar. 5/3 Only a large-scale re-endowment can enable the Church to perform efficiently those immense, and immensely important tasks which await it in the near future.
1987 J. Ball & W. Ball Stockport Grammar School 1487–1987 (BNC) 42 Considering the recent re-endowment of the School..we have much pleasure in reporting that the result of this first public examination was very satisfactory.
2007 Bromsgrove Advertiser (Nexis) 1 Aug. (Round-up section) Every year Bromsgrove School celebrates its re-endowment by Sir Thomas Cookes with a special service held at the parish church of St John's.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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