concurrent endowment

Law & Ecclesiol.: The endowment of all religious sects which will accept endowment, so as to make a nearer approach to religious equality than if only one religious denomination were endowed. Politicians sometimes call it "leveling up," and oppose it to disestablishment and disendowment, termed "leveling down." concurrent jurisdiction, s8. Law : The jurisdiction of various courts, any one of which, at the option of the suitor, has authority to try his case.