"disendowment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: disendowments [plural]
Etymology: dis- + endowment Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|endowment}} dis- + endowment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} disendowment (countable and uncountable, plural disendowments)
  1. (dated) The ceasing of endowment or endowments, especially said of the church. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-disendowment-en-noun-DReEmsIU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-

Inflected forms

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