dotal

English

Etymology

From Latin dotalis, from dos, dotis (dowry). Compare French dotal. See dot (dowry).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdəʊtəl/

Adjective

dotal (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting or comprised in dower.
    • 1717, Samuel Garth, Metamorphoses:
      Shall I, of one poor dotal town poſſeſt,
      My people thin, my wretched country waſte

References

dotal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Adjective

dotal (feminine dotale, masculine plural dotaux, feminine plural dotales)

  1. dotal

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dōtālis.

Adjective

dotal m or f (plural dotais)

  1. (relational) dowry

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dōtālis.

Adjective

dotal (plural dotales)

  1. (relational) dowry

Further reading

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