And portion to his tribes the wide domain. --Pope.
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2. To endow with a portion or inheritance.
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Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
portioning — index division (act of dividing) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
portioning — por·tion || pÉ”rʃn / pÉ”Ë n. part, piece; serving of food; allotment, allocation; dowry v. divide into parts, partition; allocate, allot, ration … English contemporary dictionary
Portion — Por tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portioning}.] 1. To separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute. [1913 Webster] And portion to his tribes the wide domain. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To endow with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Portioned — Portion Por tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portioning}.] 1. To separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute. [1913 Webster] And portion to his tribes the wide domain. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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