dotal

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdəʊtəl/

Adjective

dotal (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting or comprised in dower.
   • 1717, Samuel Garth, Metamorphoses:

     Shall I, of one poor dotal town poſſeſt,
     My people thin, my wretched country waſte

Derived terms

• extradotal

References

• “dotal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Dalto

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

dotal (feminine dotale, masculine plural dotaux, feminine plural dotales)

1. dotal

Related terms

• dot

Further reading

• “dotal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dōtālis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /doˈtaw/ [doˈtaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈtal/ [duˈtaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈtal/ [duˈtaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈta.li/

• Hyphenation: do‧tal

Adjective

dotal m or f (plural dotais)

1. (relational) dowry

Related terms

• dote

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dōtālis.

Adjective

dotal m or f (masculine and feminine plural dotales)

1. (relational) dowry

Related terms

• dote

Further reading

• “dotal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10