dation
(ˈdeɪʃən)
[ad. L. datiōn-em, n. of action from dare to give.]
The action of giving. † a. Med. A dose. b. Civil Law. A rendering of L. datio, F. dation, the legal act of giving or conferring, e.g. of an office; esp. as distinct from donation.
| 1656 Blount Glossogr., Dation, a giving, a gift, a dole. 1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 163 That..quantity of a medicament which is prescibed..is a Dosis, for Dosis is Dation. ― Gloss., Dation, the quantity or dosis of any medicament that is administred to the patient at once. 1889 in Century Dict. (in sense b). |