dation
English
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Noun
editdation (countable and uncountable, plural dations)
- (rare, law) The act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift.
- (obsolete, medicine) A dose.
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editReferences
edit- OED 2nd edition.
French
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editPronunciation
editNoun
editdation f (plural dations)
Further reading
edit- “dation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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