Dotal
/ˈdoʊ.təl/noun
Relating to a dowry or to property given with a bride in marriage.
Did you know?In historical legal Latin, *dos* meant a dowry, and its family of words shaped marriage property rules across Roman and later European law.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deh₃-
“to give”
Latin
Latin
dos
“dowry; marriage portion”
Late Latin
Latin
dotalis
“of or relating to a dowry”
Old French
Old French
dotal
“pertaining to a dowry”
Middle English
English
dotal
“relating to a dowry”
Modern English
English
dotal
“relating to a dowry”