dotation

[ doh-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. an endowment.

dotation

/ dəʊˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. law the act of giving a dowry; endowment

Word History and Origins

Origin of dotation¹

1350–1400; < Latin dōtātiōn- (stem of dōtātiō ), equivalent to dōtāt ( us ), past participle of dōtāre to provide a dowry for (derivative of dōs dowry; dot ² ) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English dotacioun < Anglo-French

Word History and Origins

Origin of dotation¹

C14: from Latin dōtātiō, from dōtāre to endow

Example Sentences

In spite of the huge dotation he received, the Marshal added this supposed slight to the many grudges he bore his master.

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The ground of the Poet, my dear Talboys, is an extraordinary dotation of sensibility—of course, ten thousand dangers.

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The dotation of the President is enormous certainly, and I wish for his own sake it had been rather more moderate.

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The first monthly payment of the national dotation, calculated to correspond with his civil list, was accepted.

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The Minister of Finance presented the bill asking for a dotation for the President.

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