Defn: Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting dower, or comprised in it. Garth.
DOTANT
Do"tant, n.
Defn: A dotard. [Obs.] Shak.
DOTARD
Do"tard, n. Etym: [Dote, v. i.]
Defn: One whose mind is impaired by age; one in second childhood.
The sickly dotard wants a wife. Prior.
DOTARDLY
Do"tard*ly, a.
Defn: Foolish; weak. Dr. H. More.
DOTARY
Do"ta*ry, n.
Defn: A dotard's weakness; dotage. [Obs.] Drayton.
DOTATION Do*ta"tion, n. Etym: [LL. dotatio, fr. L. dotare to endow, fr. dos, dotis, dower: cf. F. dotation. See Dot dowry.]