An integral or essential piece; that which must be done or accepted as part of something else.
That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
An allocated amount.
One's fate; lot.
A wife's fortune; a dowry.
The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.
To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.
To endow with a portion or inheritance.