donatory
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of donatory
1610–20; < Medieval Latin dōnātōrius, equivalent to Latin dōnā ( re ) ( see donation) + -tōrius -tory 1
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Jorge de Figueiredo, Escrivam da Fazenda, was the first donatory of the captaincy Ilh�os, 140 m. south of Bahia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
The present writer possesses a copy of one of Walton’s Lives, that of Bishop Sanderson, with the author’s donatory inscription to a friend upon the title-page.
From The Complete Angler 1653 by Walton, Izaak
The donatory of the territory which included the bay of Bahia, started a town, but it was destroyed by Indians.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.
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