DOTATION, noun [Latin, to endow.]
1. The act of endowing, or of bestowing a marriage portion on a woman.
2. Endowment; establishment of funds for support; as of a hospital or eleemosynary corporation.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.