Definition of allot

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Allot (v. t.) 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..

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Allotment :: Allotment (n.) The act of allotting; assignment.
Balloter :: Balloter (n.) One who votes by ballot.
Harem :: Harem (n.) The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females in Mohammedan families.
Allottee :: Allottee (n.) One to whom anything is allotted; one to whom an allotment is made.
Allocate :: Allocate (v. t.) To distribute or assign; to allot.
Purparty :: Purparty (n.) A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted to a coparcener..
Watch :: Watch (n.) That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and the starboard watch..
Lottery :: Lottery (n.) Allotment; thing allotted.
Ration :: Ration (n.) Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment..
Straight :: Straight (superl.) Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party; as, a straight Republican; a straight Democrat; also, containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others; as, a straight ballot..
Balloted :: Balloted (imp. & p. p.) of Ballo.
Scratch :: Scratch (v. t.) To cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a list; hence, to erase; to efface; -- often with out..
Election :: Election (a.) The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor..
Petalism :: Petalism (n.) A form of sentence among the ancient Syracusans by which they banished for five years a citizen suspected of having dangerous influence or ambition. It was similar to the ostracism in Athens; but olive leaves were used instead of shells for ballots.
Allotriophagy :: Allotriophagy (n.) A depraved appetite; a desire for improper food.
Callot :: Callot (n.) A plant coif or skullcap. Same as Calotte.
Vote :: Vote (n.) That by means of which will or preference is expressed in elections, or in deciding propositions; voice; a ballot; a ticket; as, a written vote..
Ozone :: Ozone (n.) A colorless gaseous substance (O/) obtained (as by the silent discharge of electricity in oxygen) as an allotropic form of oxygen, containing three atoms in the molecule. It is a streng oxidizer, and probably exists in the air, though by he ordinary tests it is liable to be confused with certain other substances, as hydrogen dioxide, or certain oxides of nitrogen. It derives its name from its peculiar odor, which resembles that of weak chlorine..
Balloting :: Balloting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ballo.
Assigner :: Assigner (n.) One who assigns, appoints, allots, or apportions..
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