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donatio mortis causa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
do-na-tio -mor-tis -causa
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deathbed gift: a future gift given in expectation of the donor's imminent death and only delivered upon the donor's death.

Etymology

From Latin dōnātiō (“donation, gift”) + mortis (“death”) + causā (“on account of”, postposition). Literally a gift on account of (one's) death.

Inflected Forms

donationes mortis causa (plural)

Antonyms

donatio inter vivos

Questions

What does donatio mortis causa mean?
A deathbed gift: a future gift given in expectation of the donor's imminent death and only delivered upon the donor's death.
Where does donatio mortis causa come from?
From Latin dōnātiō (“donation, gift”) + mortis (“death”) + causā (“on account of”, postposition). Literally a gift on account of (one's) death.

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