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.
2.
Endowment; establishment of funds for support, as of a hospital or eleemosynary corporation.
Blackstone.
© Webster 1913.