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Definition of Endowers
1. endower [n] - See also: endower
Lexicographical Neighbors of Endowers
Literary usage of Endowers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquary's Portfolio: Or Cabinet Selection of Historical & Literary by J. S. Forsyth (1825)
"... —FOUNDERS, endowers, &c. fyc. fyc. No nation takes precedence of our own either
in point of antiquity, magnificence, or learning of our universities of ..."
2. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1892)
"Here it might be thought prima facie perhaps, that as the parishioners pay the
money they are the founders and endowers. But a little attention will, ..."
3. Luther's Pastors: The Reformation in the Ernestine Countryside by Susan C. Karant-Nunn (1979)
"As Luther saw it, community chests would prevent income from church benefices
from reverting to their endowers. In the introduction to his tract, ..."
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