portion

noun

A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole.

noun

A part separated from a whole.

noun

A part that is allotted to a person or group, as.

noun

A helping of food.

noun

The part of an estate received by an heir.

noun

A woman’s dowry.

noun

A person’s lot or fate.

transitive verb

To divide into parts or shares for distribution; parcel.

transitive verb

To provide with a share, inheritance, or dowry.

To divide or distribute into portions or shares; parcel; allot in shares.