1. plural of disendowment; the act or process of removing or withdrawing an endowment, especially from a religious institution or charity
Usage: formal; historical

Examples

• The disendowments of several monasteries occurred during the Reformation.
• Historical records document the disendowments of church properties in the 16th century.
• The government's disendowments of educational institutions sparked public debate.
• Disendowments reduced the financial stability of many charitable organizations.
• The bishop opposed the disendowments proposed by the crown.