dotation

[ doh-tey-shuhn ]

noun
  1. an endowment.

Origin of dotation

1
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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dotation

/ (dəʊˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. law the act of giving a dowry; endowment

Origin of dotation

1
C14: from Latin dōtātiō, from dōtāre to endow

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