disendow
[ dis-en-dou ]
verb (used with object)
to deprive (a church, school, etc.) of endowment.
Origin of disendow
1Other words from disendow
- dis·en·dow·er, noun
- dis·en·dow·ment, noun
Words Nearby disendow
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How to use disendow in a sentence
The great business of the session of 1869 was, of course, the Bill to disestablish and disendow the Irish Church.
Sixty Years a Queen | Sir Herbert Maxwell
British Dictionary definitions for disendow
disendow
/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈdaʊ) /
verb
(tr) to take away an endowment from
Derived forms of disendow
- disendower, noun
- disendowment, noun
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