dotard

noun /ˈdəʊ.təd/

1. An old person with impaired intellect; a senile person; one in their dotage.

   archaic

   Seemes that through many yeares thy wits thee faile, And that weake eld hath left thee nothing wiſe, Els neuer ſhould thy iudgement be ſo frayle, To meaſure manhood by the ſword or mayle.

   Dotard, (ſaide he) let be thy deepe aduiſe;

2. One who dotes on another, showing excessive fondness; a doter.

   obsolete

Where it comes from

From Middle English dotard; equivalent to dote + -ard.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry dotard (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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