endower (1379)

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endower (1379)

  FEW:  dotare *3,148b Gdf:  endouer 3,134a GdfC: TL: DEAF:  doër (endoër)  DMF:  endouer  TLF: OED:  endow v.  MED:  endouen v.  DMLBS:
endouer  

v.a.

endower de
1to provide, furnish with
( 1398-99; MS: s.xv1 )  la habundante fontaigne de grace dount vous ad endowez lui tout puissant Roy  12.xiv.24
lawto endow with, bestow upon (as a property or source of income)
( 1379 )  certeyns terres et tenementz dont le dit college estoit endouez  iii 69
( 1388 )  De tiellz terrez dount le baroun fuit seisi sur condicion [...] la femme ne serra endowé  12 Rich II 28
( 1397 )  [...] de mes biens facent suffisantment endower la dite esglise  i 232
( 1415 )  il voudroit endower l’esglises d’Everwyk, Beverley et Rypon des libertees [...]  iv 85

p.p._as_a.

1 law (of a woman) endowed, provided with a dower through the transfer of property or revenues
( 1497-98 )  il ne forfetera sez terrez ne sa femme ne serra endowé  ii 170.11
dower#2  endoter  endowable  endowement 
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