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What does dotation mean?

Definitions for dotation
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Dotationnoun

    The act of giving a dowry or portion. Dict.

    Etymology: dotatio, Latin.

Wikipedia

  1. Dotation

    A dotation [dɔ.ta.sjɔ̃] was a grant of revenues from territory conquered by the First French Empire. The dotations were made by Emperor Napoleon to family members, government figures and military officers as a means of securing their support. Those granted land were known as donataires. The system saw almost 6,000 donataires holding dotations worth, in theory, 30 million francs per year by the time of the Empire's collapse in 1814. The loss of revenue to the conquered states was significant; the Kingdom of Westphalia was never financially solvent under French rule because of the dotation system taking 20% of its income.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dotationnoun

    the act of endowing, or bestowing a marriage portion on a woman

  2. Dotationnoun

    endowment; establishment of funds for support, as of a hospital or eleemosynary corporation

  3. Etymology: [LL. dotatio, fr. L. dotare to endow, fr. dos, dotis, dower: cf. F. dotation. See Dot dowry.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Dotation

    dō-tā′shun, n. the act of bestowing a dowry on a woman: an endowment.—n. Dot, a marriage portion.—adj. Dō′tal, pertaining to dowry or to dower. [Low L. dotation-em—L. dotāre, to endow.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dotation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dotation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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