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dotal

/ˈdəʊtəl/

dotal adjective: pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting or comprised in dower.

Adjective

dotal (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting or comprised in dower.
    • Shall I, of one poor dotal town poſſeſt,
      My people thin, my wretched country waſte1717, Samuel Garth, Metamorphoses

Origin of dotal

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

Words formed from dotal

Questions about dotal

What does dotal mean?
Dotal means pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting or comprised in dower.
What part of speech is dotal?
Dotal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dotal?
Dotal is pronounced /ˈdəʊtəl/.

Words near dotal in the dictionary

  1. Dota
  2. dotage
  3. dotages
  4. dotaku
  5. dotakus
  6. dotal
  7. dotant
  8. dotants
  9. dotar
  10. dotara
  11. dotaras

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