Endowable
//ɪnˈdaʊ̯əbl̩// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Eligible for endowment; able to be endowed or endowed upon. not-comparable, rare
"The following table shows, arranged according to colleges and according to departments, the various amounts received—viz., endowable fees, and endowments paid thereon."
- 2 Entitled to receive or eligible for dower; dowable. historical, not-comparable
"By the provisions of the common law, a widow was endowable of all the lands of which her husband was seized during coverture."
Example
More examples"The following table shows, arranged according to colleges and according to departments, the various amounts received—viz., endowable fees, and endowments paid thereon."
Etymology
From Middle English endowable; equivalent to endow + -able.
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