Al-lōt'ment, n.
n. 1. The act of allotting.
Sense 2. That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God. “The allotments of God and nature.” D’Estrange.
Allotment system (Eng.), a system of assigning small portions of land (from the eighth of an acre to four or five acres), to be cultivated by day laborers after their ordinary day’s work. Brande.