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.