dotal

== English == === Etymology === From Latin dotalis, from dos, dotis (“dowry”). Compare French dotal. See dot (“dowry”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdəʊtəl/ === Adjective === dotal (not comparable) Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting or comprised in dower. ==== Derived terms ==== extradotal === References === “dotal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Dalto == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɔ.tal/ === Adjective === dotal (feminine dotale, masculine plural dotaux, feminine plural dotales) dotal ==== Related terms ==== dot === Further reading === “dotal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin dōtālis. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: do‧tal === Adjective === dotal m or f (plural dotais) (relational) dowry ==== Related terms ==== dote === Further reading === “dotal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “dotal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French dotal. === Adjective === dotal m or n (feminine singular dotală, masculine plural dotali, feminine/neuter plural dotale) dotal ==== Declension ==== === References === dotal in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin dōtālis. === Adjective === dotal m or f (masculine and feminine plural dotales) (relational) dowry [from late 15th c.] ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “dotal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025