dotation

[ doh-tey-shuh n ]

/ doʊˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

an endowment.

Nearby words

dot-coms, dot-matrix printer, dot-sequential, dotage, dotard, dotation, dotcom, dotcommer, dote, doth, dothan

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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Examples from the Web for dotation

Thank God, his own personal unpopularity defeated the dotation designed for the Duke of Nemours.
Edmond Dants|Edmund Flagg
It is but a question of dotation, and a selection from one or two monosyllables.'
The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete|George Meredith
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
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

British Dictionary definitions for dotation

dotation

/ (dəʊˈteɪʃən) /

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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