/ˈdəʊtəl/
OriginFrom Latin dotalis, from dos, dotis (“dowry”). Compare French dotal. See dot (“dowry”).
- not-comparablePertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting or comprised in dower.
“Shall I, of one poor dotal town poſſeſt,
My people thin, my wretched country waſte”
Source: Wiktionary