n. [ F., from L. portio, akin to pars, partis, a part. See Part, n. ]
These are parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard of him! Job xxvi. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]
Portions and parcels of the dreadful past. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
The lord of that servant . . . will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. Luke xii. 46. [ 1913 Webster ]
Man's portion is to die and rise again. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]
Give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. Luke xv. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
And portion to his tribes the wide domain. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n.
a. Having no portion. [ 1913 Webster ]