Dole

[A.-S. dāl, division, from dǣlan, dælan, to divide. Cf. DEAL.]

1Sense 1. The act of dividing and distributing; dealing; apportionment.

At her general dole, Each receives his ancient soul. Cleveland.

2Sense 2. That which is dealt or distributed; a part, share, or portion.

Now, my masters, happy man be his dole, say I. Shak.

3Sense 3. That which is given in charity; alms; charitable gratuity.

So sure the dole, so ready at their call, They stood prepared to see the manna fall. Dryden.

4Sense 4. That which serves to divide or separate; a boundary. Halliwell.

5Sense 5. A void space left in tillage. [Prov. Eng.]

[O. Fr. dol, doel, dole, N. Fr. deuil, from Lat. dolium in cordolium, sorrow at heart, grief, from dolere, to feel pain, to grieve.] Grief; sorrow. [Obs.]

And she died: So on that day there was dole in Astolat. Tennyson.

n. [Lat. dolus, deceit, from Gr. δόλος; Fr. dol.] (Scots Law.) Criminal intent; evil design, regarded as a necessary ingredient to render an action criminal. Burrill. Ogilvie.