Pronunciation : Wakf (wukf)
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The granting or dedication of property in trust for a pious purpose, that is, to some object that tends to the good of mankind, as to support a mosque or caravansary, to provide for support of one's family, kin, or neighbors, to benefit some particular person or persons and afterward the poor, etc.; also, the trust so created, or the property in trust.
[Ar. waqf.] (Moham. Law)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913