Dō-tā'tion, n.
n. [L. Lat. dotatio, from Lat. dotare, to endow, from dos, dotis, dower; Fr. & Pr. dotation, Sp. dotacion, It. dotazione. See DOTE, n.]
Sense 1. The act of endowing, or bestowing a marriage portion on a woman.
Sense 2. Endowment; establishment of funds for support, as of a hospital or eleemosynary corporation. Blackstone.