donatory

[don-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, doh-nuh-]

don·a·to·ry

[don-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, doh-nuh-]
noun, plural don·a·to·ries. Chiefly Scots Law.
a donee of the king, especially one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit.

Origin:
1610–20; < Medieval Latin dōnātōrius, equivalent to Latin dōnā(re) (see donation) + -tōrius -tory1
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Donatory is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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