dotage : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dotage	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for dotage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dotage n mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations Synonym(s): dotage, second childhood, senility
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dotage \Do"tage\, n. [From {Dote}, v. i.] 1. Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind, particularly in old age; the childishness of old age; senility; as, a venerable man, now in his dotage. Capable of distinguishing between the infancy and the dotage of Greek literature. --Macaulay. 2. Foolish utterance; drivel. The sapless dotages of old Paris and Salamanca. -- Milton. 3. Excessive fondness; weak and foolish affection. The dotage of the nation on presbytery. -- Bp. Burnet.