Definitions

1. verb

to deprive or strip of a title, estate, or endowment, especially a church or ecclesiastical body.

“The bishop’s decision to disendow the church led to widespread controversy among the parishioners.”

2. noun

the act of depriving or stripping of a title, estate, or endowment.

“The disendow of the church was a gradual process that began decades ago.”

3. noun

something that has been deprived or stripped of a title, estate, or endowment.

“The disendowed church struggled to maintain its operations after the loss of its main endowment.”