Definition of Portion

(v. t.)
To separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute.
  

(v. t.)
To endow with a portion or inheritance.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
  

(n.)
A wife's fortune; a dowry.
  

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

(n.)
A part assigned; allotment; share; fate.
  

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portion
\por"tion\ (?), n. [f., from l. portio, akin to pars, partis, a part. see part, n.]
1. that which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
2. 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! xxvi. 14. portions and parcels of the dreadful past.
3. a part assigned; allotment; share; fate. the lord of that servant will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 46. man's portion is to die and rise again.
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; an inheritance. give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. v. 12.
5. a wife's fortune; a dowry.

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 portion out 

Cyfran = n. portion, share, rate

Cynnysgaeth = n. portion, fortune

Dawg = n. a portion, or share

Gwaddol = n. a portion; money

Mes = n. a portion, acorns

Mest = n. a portion of food

Temig = n. particle; portion

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Noun
1. something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"
(synonym) part, component part, component
(hypernym) relation
(hyponym) language unit, linguistic unit
(part-holonym) meronymy, part to whole relation
2. something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
(synonym) part
(hypernym) object, physical object
(hyponym) appendage
(part-holonym) whole, whole thing, unit
3. the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans"
(synonym) parcel, share
(hypernym) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
(derivation) assign, allot
4. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
(synonym) share, part, percentage
(hypernym) assets
(hyponym) tranche
(part-holonym) net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings
5. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
(synonym) fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances
(hypernym) condition
(hyponym) good fortune, good luck
6. an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"
(synonym) helping, serving
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
(hyponym) drumstick
(part-holonym) meal, repast
(part-meronym) taste, mouthful

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Verb
1. give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"
(synonym) assign, allot
(hypernym) distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
(hyponym) allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve
(derivation) parcel, share

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part; portion
  

part; portion; back early in the morning
  

portion; shoulder
  

abundant; portion