dotation

[doh-tey-shuh n]

noun

an endowment.

Origin of dotation

1350–1400; < Latin dōtātiōn- (stem of dōtātiō), equivalent to dōtāt(us), past participle of dōtāre to provide a dowry for (derivative of dōs dowry; cf. dot²) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English dotacioun < Anglo-French

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Historical Examples of dotation

It is but a question of dotation, and a selection from one or two monosyllables.'
The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete
George Meredith
Thank God, his own personal unpopularity defeated the dotation designed for the Duke of Nemours.
Edmond Dants
Edmund Flagg
The Minister of Finance presented the bill asking for a dotation for the President.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XI.--April, 1851--Vol. II.
Various
Dotation to the President refused, and his consequent action, 704.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II
Various
The dotation of the President is enormous certainly, and I wish for his own sake it had been rather more moderate.
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

British Dictionary definitions for dotation

dotation

noun

law the act of giving a dowry; endowment

Word Origin for dotation

C14: from Latin dōtātiō, from dōtāre to endow

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