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Webster 1913 Edition

Dotal

Do′tal

,
Adj.
[L.
dotalis
, fr.
dos
,
dotis
, dowry: cf. F.
dotal
. See
Dot
dowry.]
Pertaining to dower, or a woman’s marriage portion; constituting dower, or comprised in it.
Garth.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dotal

DOTAL

,
Adj.
[L., dower.] Pertaining to dower, or a womans marriage portion; constituting dower or comprised in it; as a dotal town.

Definition 2024

dotal

dotal

English

Adjective

dotal ‎(not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting or comprised in dower.
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Etymology

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

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