extradotal

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adjective

Describing the part of a wife's property that does not form part of her dowry and is administered by her husband

OriginEnglish dotal ← Latin extrā ← Proto-Italic *eksteros →
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Meanings

adjectiveextradotal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletelawDescribing the part of a wife's property that does not form part of her dowry and is administered by her husband

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  3. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  4. Latinexter
  5. Latinextrā
  6. Englishextra-
  7. Englishdotal
  8. Englishextradotal

From extra- + dotal.

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Translations

Italian extradotale, parafernale
  • extradotalewife's property
  • parafernalewife's property
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APA

extradotal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extradotal

MLA

“extradotal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extradotal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extradotal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extradotal.

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