Hypertext Webster Gateway: "allotted"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Allot \Al*lot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Allotting}.] [OF. aloter, F. allotir; a (L. ad) + lot lot.
See {Lot}.]
1. To distribute by lot.

2. To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to
distribute to each individual concerned; to assign as a
share or lot; to set apart as one's share; to bestow on;
to grant; to appoint; as, let every man be contented with
that which Providence allots him.

Ten years I will allot to the attainment of
knowledge. --Johnson.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

allotted
adj : given as a task; "her allotted chores"


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