dotal
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin dotalis, from dos, dotis (“dowry”). Compare French dotal. See dot (“dowry”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
dotal (not comparable)
- 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
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References[edit]
- “dotal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
dotal (feminine dotale, masculine plural dotaux, feminine plural dotales)
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Further reading[edit]
- “dotal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: do‧tal
Adjective[edit]
dotal m or f (plural dotais)
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
dotal m or f (masculine and feminine plural dotales)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “dotal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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