Dotal

//ˈdəʊtəl// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting or comprised in dower. not-comparable

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

Etymology

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

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