endow

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdaʊ, ɛn-/

verb

[with object]
  • 1give or bequeath an income or property to (a person or institution): he endowed the Church with lands
  • establish (a university post, annual prize, etc.) by donating the funds needed to maintain it: he endowed three chairs at Liverpool University
  • 2provide with a quality, ability, or asset: he was endowed with tremendous physical strength
  • (be endowed) informal have breasts or a penis of specified size: the girl on page three is well endowed

Derivatives

endower

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (also in the sense 'provide a dower or dowry'; formerly also as indow): from legal Anglo-Norman French endouer, from en- 'in, towards' + Old French douer 'give as a gift' (from Latin dotare: see dower)