disendow

American  

[dis-en-dou] / ˌdɪs ɛnˈdaʊ /

verb (used with object)

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

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disendow British  

/ ˌdɪsɪnˈdaʊ /

verb

1. (tr) to take away an endowment from

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Other Word Forms

• disendower noun
• disendowment noun

Etymology

Origin of disendow

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

Example Sentences

He resisted the attempt of the parliament of 1404 to disendow the church, but failed to induce Henry to pardon Archbishop Scrope in 1405.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

“Oh!” said the Dean; “you may tell him I don’t mind his disestablishing me again; for he didn’t disendow me; he didn’t confiscate my ticket!”

From Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) by Hurlbert, William Henry

It pretends to disendow the State Church, which it re-endows with about five-eighths of the Church property in a capitalized shape.

From The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

We were to disestablish and disendow the Irish Church, reform the Irish system of land-tenure, and reconstruct the Irish Universities.

From Matthew Arnold by Russell, George William Erskine