In the long-term, constipation can cause dry, hard poo to collect in the rectum, called faecal impaction. Leakage of liquid stools is also possible, called faecal incontinence. Straining on the toilet and constipation can also lead to piles, another name for haemorrhoids.
An endowed professorship (or endowed chair) is a position permanently paid for with the revenue from an endowment fund specifically set up for that purpose. Typically, the position is designated to be in a certain department.
Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: endowed(adj) provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature) a well-endowed college; endowed with good eyesight; endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.