Etymology

dotage

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Today it means: Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility. Full definition →

Middle English dotage
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromdotage
  2. English todaydotage

From Middle English dotage, from doten (“to dote”) + -age; equivalent to dote + -age.

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