Portion

Por´tion

n.	1.	That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
	2.	A part considered by itself, though not actually cut off or separated from the whole. These are parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard of him! - Job xxvi. 14. Portions and parcels of the dreadful past. - Tennyson.
	3.	A part assigned; allotment; share; fate. The lord of that servant . . . will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. - Luke xii. 46. Man's portion is to die and rise again. - Keble.
	4.	The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate; an inheritance. Give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. - Luke xv. 12.
	5.	A wife's fortune; a dowry.
v. t.	1.	To separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute. [imp. & p. p. Portioned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Portioning.] And portion to his tribes the wide domain. - Pope.
	2.	To endow with a portion or inheritance. Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest. - Pope.

Noun	1.	portion - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach" Synonyms: component part, part, component
	2.	portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" Synonyms: part
	3.	portion - the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans" Synonyms: parcel, share
	4.	portion - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" Synonyms: percentage, share, part
	5.	portion - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" Synonyms: circumstances, luck, lot, destiny, fate, fortune
	6.	portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" Synonyms: helping, serving
Verb	1.	portion - give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms" Synonyms: allot, assign

PORTION. That part of a parent's estate, or the estate of one standing in loco parentis, which is given to a child. 1 Vern. 204. Vide 8 Com. Dig. 539; 16 Vin. Ab. 4321; 1 Supp. to Ves. Jr. 34, 58, 303, 308; 2 Id. 46, 370, 404.

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