dation
English
[edit]Etymology
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Noun
[edit]dation (countable and uncountable, plural dations)
- (rare, law) The act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift.
- (obsolete, medicine) A dose.
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- OED 2nd edition.
French
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dation f (plural dations)
Further reading
[edit]- “dation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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