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PORTION, n. [L. portio, from partio, to divide, from pars, part. See Part.]

1. In general, a part of any thing separated from it. Hence,

2. A part, though not actually divided, but considered by itself.

These are parts of his ways, but how little a portion is heard of him. Job.26.

3. A part assigned; an allotment; a dividend.

How small

A portion to your share would fall.

The priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh. Gen.47.

4. The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate.

5. A wife's fortune.

PORTION, v.t. To divide; to parcel; to allot a share or shares.

And portion to his tribes the wide domain.

1. To endow.

Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans blest.


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PORTION, n. [L. portio, from partio, to divide, from pars, part. See Part.]

1. In general, a part of any thing separated from it. Hence,

2. A part, though not actually divided, but considered by itself.

These are parts of his ways, but how little a portion is heard of him. Job.26.

3. A part assigned; an allotment; a dividend.

How small

A portion to your share would fall.

The priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh. Gen.47.

4. The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate.

5. A wife's fortune.

PORTION, v.t. To divide; to parcel; to allot a share or shares.

And portion to his tribes the wide domain.

1. To endow.

Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans blest.

POR'TION, n. [L. portio, from partio, to divide, from pars, part. See Part.]

  1. In general, a part of any thing separated from it. Hence,
  2. A part, though not actually divided, but considered by itself. These are parts of his ways, but how little a portion is heard of him. – Job xxvi.
  3. A part assigned; an allotment; a dividend. How small / A portion to your share would fall. – Waller. The priests had a portion assigned them by Pharaoh. – Gen. xlvii.
  4. The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate.
  5. A wife's fortune.

POR'TION, v.t.

  1. To divide; to parcel; to allot a share or shares. And portion to his tribes the wide domain. – Pope.
  2. To endow. Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans blest. – Pope.

Por"tion
  1. That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
  2. To separate or divide into portions or shares] to parcel; to distribute.

    And portion to his tribes the wide domain. Pope.

  3. A part considered by itself, though not actually cut off or separated from the whole.

    These are parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard of him! Job xxvi. 14.

    Portions and parcels of the dreadful past. Tennyson.

  4. To endow with a portion or inheritance.

    Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest. Pope.

  5. A part assigned; allotment; share; fate.

    The lord of that servant . . . will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. Luke xii. 46.

    Man's portion is to die and rise again. Keble.

  6. The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate; an inheritance.

    Give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. Luke xv. 12.

  7. A wife's fortune; a dowry.

    Shak.

    Syn. -- Division; share; parcel; quantity; allotment; dividend. -- Portion, Part. Part is generic, having a simple reference to some whole. Portion has the additional idea of such a division as bears reference to an individual, or is allotted to some object; as, a portion of one's time; a portion of Scripture.

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Portion

PORTION, noun [Latin portio, from partio, to divide, from pars, part. See Part.]

1. In general, a part of any thing separated from it. Hence,

2. A part, though not actually divided, but considered by itself.

These are parts of his ways, but how little a portion is heard of him. Job 26:14.

3. A part assigned; an allotment; a dividend.

How small

A portion to your share would fall.

The priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh. Genesis 47:22.

4. The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate.

5. A wife's fortune.

PORTION, verb transitive To divide; to parcel; to allot a share or shares.

And portion to his tribes the wide domain.

1. To endow.

Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans blest.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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AN'ARCHY, n. [Gr. rule.]

Want of government; a state of society, when there is no law or supreme power, or when the laws are not efficient, and individuals do what they please with impunity; political confusion.

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