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==Etymology==
− It is, through Middle French donation, [[bor|la|dōnātiō|t=a presenting, giving]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from dōnāre, to give as a gift,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from dōnum, gift, related to dare, to give (see [[date]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)
+ It is, through Middle French donation, [[bor|la|dōnātiō|t=a presenting, giving]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[m|la|dōnāre]], to give as a gift,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|la|dōnum]], gift, related to dare, to give (see [[date]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==