All 3 Uses of
endow
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Perhaps it is a word which she believes to be endowed with some magic and secret virtue.†
Chpt 2.7.2 *endowed = gave
- Here Phoebus, whose imagination was endowed with but mediocre power of creation, began to find himself in a quandary as to a means of extricating himself for his prowess.†
Chpt 2.8.6
- It was more than a chain, more than a fetter, more than a ring of iron, it was a living pair of pincers endowed with intelligence, which emerged from the wall.†
Chpt 2.11.1
Definition:
give something of value to -- usually a significant amount of money or something of financial value, but sometimes qualities or abilities too
(often given with the understanding that the gift will be invested forever and only the earnings will be spent)
(often given with the understanding that the gift will be invested forever and only the earnings will be spent)