endower

English

Etymology 1

From endow +‎ -er.

Noun

endower (plural endowers)

1. One who endows.

Etymology 2

Compare Old French endouairer.

Verb

endower (third-person singular simple present endowers, present participle endowering, simple past and past participle endowered)

1. To endow.
   • 1653, Edward Waterhouse, A humble Apologie for Learning and Learned Men:

     This once renowned church was gloriously deckt with the jewels of her espousals […] and frankly endowered.

References

• “endower”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Woerden, reendow, drownee

Middle English

Alternative forms

• endowre

Etymology

From en- +‎ dower.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnduːˈɛːr(ə)/, /ɛnˈduːər(ə)/

Noun

endower

1. (rare) Money granted as to support an individual.

References

• “endǒuē̆r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-12.