1. Natural qualities or talents; SYN. gift, talent, natural endowment.
2. The act of endowing with a permanent source of income.
3. The capital that provides income for an institution; SYN. endowment fund.

ETYM French, from Old Fren. trossel, dim. of trousse a bundle, truss. Related to Truss.
The personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens.
Clothes collected by a bride for her marriage.