dotal

D2O1T1A1L1
/ˈdəʊtəl/

adjective

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

OriginLatin dotalis →
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Meanings

adjectivedotal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining 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 waſte

    1717, Samuel Garth, Metamorphoses

Origin

  1. Latindotalis
  2. Englishdotal

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

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APA

dotal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dotal

MLA

“dotal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dotal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dotal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dotal.

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