endowed


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
endow /ɪnˈdaʊ, ɛn-/
verb
  • 1 give or bequeath an income or property to.

    ■ establish (a university post, annual prize, etc.) by donating funds.

  • 2 (usu. be endowed with) provide with a quality or ability.

    ■ (be endowed) informal have breasts or a penis of specified size: she is very well endowed.

– derivatives
endower noun.
– origin ME: from legal Anglo-Norman Fr. endouer, from en- ‘in, towards’ + OFr. douer ‘give as a gift’ (from L. dotare: see dower).
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