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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Dotation \Do*ta"tion\, n. [LL. dotatio, fr. L. dotare to endow,
fr. dos, dotis, dower: cf. F. dotation. See Dot dowry.]
1. The act of endowing, or bestowing a marriage portion on a
woman.
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2. Endowment; establishment of funds for support, as of a
hospital or eleemosynary corporation. --Blackstone.
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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :
DOTATION, French law. The act by which the founder of a hospital, or other
charity, endows it with property to fulfill its destination.
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