dotation

[ doh-tey-shuhn ]

/ doʊˈteɪ ʃən /

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

Words nearby dotation

Dostoevsky, Dostoyevsky, Feodor, dot, dotage, dotard, dotation, dot ball, dot-com, dotcommer, dot-coms, dote

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Example sentences from the Web for dotation

Thank God, his own personal unpopularity defeated the dotation designed for the Duke of Nemours.
Edmond Dants|Edmund Flagg
It is but a question of dotation, and a selection from one or two monosyllables.'
The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete|George Meredith
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
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

British Dictionary definitions for dotation

dotation

/ (dəʊˈteɪʃən) /

noun

law the act of giving a dowry; endowment

Word Origin for dotation

C14: from Latin dōtātiō, from dōtāre to endow

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单词	dotation
释义	dotation [ doh-tey-shuhn ] / doʊˈteɪ ʃən / 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 Words nearby dotation Dostoevsky, Dostoyevsky, Feodor, dot, dotage, dotard, dotation, dot ball, dot-com, dotcommer, dot-coms, dote Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dotation Thank God, his own personal unpopularity defeated the dotation designed for the Duke of Nemours. Edmond Dants\|Edmund Flagg It is but a question of dotation, and a selection from one or two monosyllables.' The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete\|George Meredith 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 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 British Dictionary definitions for dotation dotation / (dəʊˈteɪʃən) / noun law the act of giving a dowry; endowment Word Origin for dotation C14: from Latin dōtātiō, from dōtāre to endow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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