Etymology

dotal

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Today it means: Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting or comprised in dower. Full definition →

Latin dotalis
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdotalis
  2. English todaydotal

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

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