portioning

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Portion \Por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portioned}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Portioning}.]
   1. To separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel;
      to distribute.
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            And portion to his tribes the wide domain. --Pope.
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   2. To endow with a portion or inheritance.
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            Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest.
                                                  --Pope.
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