PORTIONIST, noun One who has a certain academical allowance or portion. 1. The incumbent of a benefice which has more rectors or vicars than one.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
PORTIONIST, noun One who has a certain academical allowance or portion. 1. The incumbent of a benefice which has more rectors or vicars than one.
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