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

Examples

• The disendowment of the monastery left it without financial support.
• Disendowment of church properties was a controversial political issue in 19th-century Britain.
• The government's disendowment policy aimed to reduce institutional wealth.
• Many religious organizations opposed the disendowment measures.
• The disendowment process took several years to complete.