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

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

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

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But the State has never endowed the Church of England, and it can only disendow it in the sense that it can rob it of its own endowments—just as it can, by Act of Parliament, rob any business man of his money.

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

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“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!”

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