| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting dower, or comprised in it.[Websters]
2. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb dotally.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (dotally) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dotal.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DOTAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1815. (references) |
| Etymology:Dotal \Do"tal\, adjective. [Latin expression dotalis, from dos, dotis, dowry: compare to the French expression dotal. See Dot dowry.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DOTAL
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Pertaining to dower, or a womans marriage portion; constituting dower or comprised in it; as a dotal town.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Geography | 1: Dotal is geographically located in Albania. Its features include a populated place (a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work). Its geographic coordinates are 40.929167 degrees North latitude and 19.753333 degrees East longitude. (references) | 2: Dotal is geographically located in Pakistan. Its features include a mountain (an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more). Its geographic coordinates are 26.967222 degrees North latitude and 66.985556 degrees East longitude. (references) | |
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Specialty Expressions: DOTAL
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Dotal property | Law | DOTAL PROPERTY. By the civil law, and in Louisiana, by this term is understood that property, which the wife brings to the husband to assist him in bearing the expenses of the marriage establishment. Civil Code of Lo. art. 2315. Vide Extradotal property. (references) | |
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