See Also: Portion(medicine)
portion(2)(dictionary)
portion(1)(dictionary)
PORTION(law)
MARRIAGE PORTION(law)
MARITAL PORTION(law)
portion 2, verb(dictionary)
portion 1, noun(dictionary)
sphincter of third portion of duodenum(medicine)
vaginal portion of cervix(medicine)

portion(1) (iou)



portion noun. ME.
[Old French porcion, (also mod.) portion from Latin portio(n-), attested first in pro portione in proportion.]
a. The part of anything allotted or belonging to one person; a share. ME.
b. A quantity or allowance of food allotted to, or enough for, one person. L15.
Which? A portion of chips will increase the fat and calorie content.
a. The part or share of an estate given or descending by law to an heir. ME.
b. A dowry. Cf. MARRIAGE portion. E16.
M. Pattison Edward..is to give the moderate portion of 10,000 marks.
That which is allotted to a person by providence; one's lot or destiny. ME.
A part of any whole; a specified or limited quantity or amount. ME.
H. James A portion of the first half of the present century. R. Frame The whole upper portion of the house..tumbled into the street. S. Quinn Both..devoted a large portion of their time to lecturing.
b. Judaism. The section of the Pentateuch or of the Prophets appointed to be read on a particular Sabbath or festival. L19.
The action of dividing; division, distribution. rare. LME-M17.
portionable adjective (rare) (a) proportional; (b) (of a woman) endowed with a marriage portion or dowry: LME.
portionless adjective without a portion; dowerless: L18.