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dote assignanda (doh-tee as-ig-nan-d<<schwa>>). See DE DOTE ASSIGNANDA. [Blacks Law 8th]

dote (doht), vb.1. To be silly due to old age. 2. To bestow excessive fondness. [Blacks Law 8th]

dotation (doh-tay-sh<<schwa>>n), n.1. The act of giving a dowry. 2. An endowment, esp. of funds for a charitable institution such as a hospital. [Blacks Law 8th]

dotalitium (doh-t<<schwa>>-lish-ee-<<schwa>>m), n.[Law Latin] Hist. Dower. “[S]ome  have ascribed the introduction of dower to the  Normans, as a branch of their local tenures; though we cannot expect any feodal reason for its invention, since it was not a part of the pure, primitive, simple  law  of  feuds, but  was  first of  all  introduced  into  that …

dotal (doht-<<schwa>>l), adj. Of or relating to dowry. See DOWRY. [Blacks Law 8th]

dotal property.See PROPERTY. [Blacks Law 8th]

dotage  (doh-tij).1.  Senility;  feebleness  of  a  person’s  mind  in  old  age.  2.  Foolish  affection; excessive fondness. [Blacks Law 8th]

dossier  (dos-ee-ay),  n.[French]  A  file  or  brief; a  bundle  of  papers  pertaining  to  a  particular matter. [Blacks Law 8th]

dos rationabilis.See dower by the common law under DOWER. [Blacks Law 8th]

DoS attack.See DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK. [Blacks Law 8th]