v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Endowed p. pr. & vb. n. Endowing. ] [ OF. endouer; pref. en- (L. in) + F. douer to endow, L. dotare. See Dower, and cf. 2d Endue. ] 1. To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution. [ 1913 Webster ]

Endowing hospitals and almshouses. Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift (as a quality or faculty); -- followed by with, rarely by of; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason; to endow with privileges or benefits. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. OF. endouairer. See Dower, Endow. ] To endow. [ Obs. ] Waterhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who endows. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision for support. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an institution; property, fund, or revenue permanently appropriated to any object; as, the endowment of a church, a hospital, or a college. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind; gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents; -- usually in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]

His early endowments had fitted him for the work he was to do. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]