Dotation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dotation \Do*ta"tion\, n. [LL. dotatio, fr. L. dotare to endow,
     fr. dos, dotis, dower: cf. F. dotation. See {Dot} dowry.]
     1. The act of endowing, or bestowing a marriage portion on a
        woman.
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     2. Endowment; establishment of funds for support, as of a
        hospital or eleemosynary corporation. --Blackstone.
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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  DOTATION, French law. The act by which the founder of a hospital, or other 
  charity, endows it with property to fulfill its destination.