Definitions
1.nounAn allocated amount.
2.nounThat which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
3.nounOne's fate; lot.
4.nounThe part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.
5.nounA wife's fortune; a dowry.
6.verbTo divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.
7.verbTo endow with a portion or inheritance.