Legal Definition and Related Resources of Endowment
Meaning of Endowment
A permanent fund of property or money bestowed upon an institution or a person , the income from which is used to serve a specific purpose for which the endowment was intended. See In re Hendrick’s Will, 148 N.Y.S.2d 245. Also, the assignment of dower .
Endowment Alternative Definition
(Law Fr. and Eng.) The assignment or bestowment of dower to or upon a woman. 2 Bl. Comm. 135. The providing for the officiating ministers of a church, by setting apart a certain portion of lands, etc., for their maintenance, etc. 2 BI. Comm. 21; 1 Bl. Comm. 387; 3 Steph. Comm. 111. IC has no reference to building or providing a site. 35 Eng. Law & Eq. 433. The provision itself, so made (dos ecclesiae). Comyn, Dig. “Dismes” (B).
Synonyms of Endowment
noun
- aid
- allotment
- allowance
- appropriation
- assistance
- award
- benefaction
- benefit
- bequeathal
- bequest
- bestowal
- bestowment
- boon
- bounty
- contribution
- donation
- dowry
- enrichment
- fund
- funding
- gift
- grant
- present
- presentation
- presentment
- provision
- stipend
- subsidy
- Associated Concepts: annuity
- endowment fund
- endowment policy in insurance
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English Legal System: Endowment
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Endowment :
1. The provision of a fixed income for the support of a charity.
2. Any property belonging permanently to a charity.
Acquired Endowments in the Economic Activity
An introductory concept of Acquired Endowments may be: resources a country builds for itself, like a network of roads or an educated population
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