Par-tĭs'ĭ-pā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. participatio, Fr. participation, Pr. participatio, Sp. participacion, It. participazione.] 1. The act or state of sharing in common with others; as, a participation of joys or sorrows. Those deities are so by participation, and subordinate to the Supreme. Stillingfleet. 2. Distribution; division into shares. Raleigh.