Part 3409

<hw>Do"tal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>dotalis</ets>, fr. <ets>dos</ets>, <ets>dotis</ets>, dowry: cf. F. <ets>dotal</ets>. See <er>Dot</er> dowry.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting dower, or comprised in it.</def>

<i>Garth.</i>

<h1>Dotant</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Do"tant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A dotard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Dotard</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Do"tard</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<er>Dote</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt>]</ety> <def>One whose mind is impaired by age; one in second childhood.</def>

<blockquote>The sickly <b>dotard</b> wants a wife. <i> Prior.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dotardly</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Do"tard*ly</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Foolish; weak.</def>

<i>Dr. H. More.</i>

<h1>Dotary</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Do"ta*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A dotard's weakness; dotage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Drayton.</i>

<h1>Dotation</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Do*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>dotatio</ets>, fr. L. <ets>dotare</ets> to endow, fr. <ets>dos</ets>, <ets>dotis</ets>, dower: cf. F. <ets>dotation</ets>. See <er>Dot</er> dowry.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of endowing, or bestowing a marriage portion on a woman.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Endowment; establishment of funds for support, as of a hospital or eleemosynary corporation.</def>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

<h1>Dote</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dote</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Dot</er> dowry.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A marriage portion. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See 1st <er>Dot</er>, <tt>n.</tt></def>

<i>Wyatt.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Natural endowments.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<h1>Dote</h1> <Xpage=446>

<hw>Dote</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Doted</er>;<tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Doting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>doten</ets>; akin to OD. <ets>doten</ets>, D. <ets>dutten</ets>, to doze, Icel. <ets>dotta</ets> to nod from sleep, MHG. <ets>t<?/zen</ets> to keep still: cf. F. <ets>doter</ets>, OF. <ets>radoter</ets> (to dote, rave, talk idly or senselessly), which are from the same source.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>doat</asp>.]</altsp>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To act foolishly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>