disendow

[ dis-en-dou ]

verb (used with object)

1. to deprive (a church, school, etc.) of endowment.

disendow

/ ˌdɪsɪnˈdaʊ /

verb

1. tr to take away an endowment from

Derived Forms

• ˌdisenˈdowment, noun
• ˌdisenˈdower, noun

Other Words From

• disen·dower noun
• disen·dowment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disendow¹

First recorded in 1860–65; dis- ¹ + endow

Example Sentences

The great business of the session of 1869 was, of course, the Bill to disestablish and disendow the Irish Church.

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