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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Al-lŏt′, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ALLOTTED; p. pr. & vb. n. ALLOTTING.] [O. Fr. allotir, alloter, to divide, allot; lotir, to share; Fr. lotar, to fix the number or sort, tax, appraise; from Fr. lot, share, Pg. lote, sort, number, It. lotto, lottery, lot, Fr. loteria, lottery, Goth. hlants, Icel. hlutr, O. H. Ger. hlôz, A-S. hlot, hlet, O. S. hlot, Ger. loos, share, lot.]

  1. To divide or distribute, as by lot.
  2. To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to distribute to each individual concerned; hence, to grant, as a portion; to give, assign, or appoint in general; as, let every man be contented with that which Providence allots to him.