endowement

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === endowment, indowment === Etymology === From endowen +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛnˈduː(ə)mɛnt/ === Noun === endowement (Late Middle English, rare) The giving or a use of a dowry. The giving of a life stipend. ==== Descendants ==== English: endowment ==== References ==== “endǒuement, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 January 2020.