disendow

[ dis-en-dou ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to deprive (a church, school, etc.) of endowment.

Origin of disendow

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

Other 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
  1. (tr) to take away an endowment from

Derived forms of disendow

  • disendower, noun
  • disendowment, noun

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