allot

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

ALLOT', verb transitive [of ad and lot; See Lot.] 1. To divide or distribute by lot. 2. To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to distribute a share to each individual concerned. 3. To grant, as a portion; to give, assign or appoint in general. Let every man be contented with that which providence allots to him.
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