Definition for DO-TA'TION

DO-TA'TION, n. [L. dotatio, from dos, dower, doto, to endow.]

  1. The act of endowing, or bestowing a marriage portion on a woman.
  2. Endowment; establishment of funds for support; as of a hospital or eleemosynary corporation. – Blackstone.

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