"dation" meaning in English

See dation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: dations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dation (countable and uncountable, plural dations)
  1. (rare, law) The act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-dation-en-noun-RCN9Purh Topics: law
  2. (obsolete, medicine) A dose. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-dation-en-noun-XRxs2nNK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dation in payment Related terms: dative

Inflected forms

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  ],
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      ]
    }
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        "The act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "conferring",
          "conferring"
        ],
        [
          "liberal",
          "liberal"
        ],
        [
          "donation",
          "donation"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, law) The act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "rare",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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            "Healthcare",
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        "A dose."
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        "(obsolete, medicine) A dose."
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      ],
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          "law",
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          "giving",
          "giving"
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          "granting",
          "granting"
        ],
        [
          "conferring",
          "conferring"
        ],
        [
          "liberal",
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        ],
        [
          "donation",
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        ]
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        "(rare, law) The act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "rare",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "A dose."
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          "dose",
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      ],
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