dotation (countable and uncountable, plural dotations)
The act of endowing, or bestowing a marriage portion on a woman.
Endowment; establishment of funds for support, as of a hospital or eleemosynary corporation.
Source: Wiktionary
Do*ta"tion, n. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 April 2025
(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
