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endowment (n.)
[endowment 词源字典]
mid-15c., "action of endowing," from
endow
+
-ment
. Meaning "property with which an institution or person is endowed" is from 1590s; that of "gift, power, advantage" is early 17c.
[endowment etymology, endowment origin, 英语词源]