| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The act of endowing, or bestowing a marriage portion on a woman.[Websters]
2. Endowment; establishment of funds for support, as of a hospital or eleemosynary corporation.[Websters]. | |
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Date "DOTATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1793. (references) |
| Etymology:Dotation \Do*ta"tion\, noun. [from Late Latin expression dotatio, from the Latin expression dotare to endow, from dos, dotis, dower: compare to the French expression dotation. See Dot dowry.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DOTATION
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] The act of endowing, or of bestowing a marriage portion on a woman.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Law | DOTATION, French law. The act by which the founder of a hospital, or other charity, endows it with property to fulfill its destination. (references) | ||
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