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

But again did M. Thiers find himself in power, after the failure of the ministry on the Dotation Bill of the Duke of Nemours.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, the Italian MS. itself, written in the autograph of the General, was compiled as the solace of heavy hours at Varignano, where the King of Italy, who owed to Garibaldi's sword the splendid present of the Two Sicilies, was repaying that magnificent dotation with a shameful imprisonment.

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Dotation, dō-tā′shun, n. the act of bestowing a dowry on a woman: an endowment.—n.

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The long series of Algerian wars produced further changes, and in 1855 the law of “dotation” or exemption by payment was passed, and put an end to personal substitution.

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In the beginning of 1837, each parish had its school, each school its master and dotation, and each child suitable instruction; the law punished parents for not insisting on the regular attendance of their children at school.

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