"endow : (transitive, archaic or obsolete) To provide with a dower (“the portion that a widow..."

“endow : (transitive, archaic or obsolete) To provide with a dower (“the portion that a widow receives from her deceased husband’s property”) or a dowry (“property given to a bride”).
(transitive) To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
(transitive) Followed by with, or rarely by of: to enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.
(transitive) Usually in the passive: to naturally furnish (with something).”

- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/endow#English

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