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dotation [doh-tey-shuh n] ExamplesWord Origin 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 Examples from the Web for dotation 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.
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