v. t. To deprive of an endowment, as a church. Gladstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of depriving of an endowment or endowments. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ The ] disendowment of the Irish Church. G. B. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Something sent by God; an unexpected acquisiton or piece of good fortune. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To send amiss or incorrectly. [ 1913 Webster ]
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I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. Jer. xxiii. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]
I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. John viii. 42. [ 1913 Webster ]
Servants, sent on messages, stay out somewhat longer than the message requires. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
He . . . sent letters by posts on horseback. Esther viii. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]
O send out thy light an thy truth; let them lead me. Ps. xliii. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke. Deut. xxviii. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]
And sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. Matt. v. 45. [ 1913 Webster ]
God send your mission may bring back peace. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? 2 Kings vi. 32. [ 1913 Webster ]
To send for,
n. (Naut.) The impulse of a wave by which a vessel is carried bodily.
n. [ OF. cendal (cf. Pr. & Sp. cendal, It. zendale), LL. cendallum, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a fine Indian cloth. ] A light thin stuff of silk.
Wore she not a veil of twisted sendal embroidered with silver? Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who sends. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To send, cast, or throw up. [ 1913 Webster ]
As when some island situate afar . . .
Upsends a smoke to heaven. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]