allotment

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

ALLOT'MENT, noun 1. That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God. 2. A part, portion or place appropriated. In a field, there is an allotment for olives.
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