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allot, v.|əˈlɒt|
Also 6–7 alot, allott.
[a. OFr. alote-r (mod. allotir), f. à to + loter, lotir to divide by lot, or into lots, f. lot lot, a Teut. word (Goth. hlauts, OHG. hlôȥ, OE. hlot) of early adoption in the Rom. langs.; It. lotto, Pg. lote, OFr. lot, whence the vbs. It. lottare, Pg. lotar, Fr. loter, lotir.]
1. To distribute by lot, or in such way that the recipients have no choice; to assign shares authoritatively; to apportion.
1574tr. Littleton's Tenures 52 b, The landes in fee-simple bee alotted to y⊇ younger daughter in allowance of the tenementes tayled allotted to the elder daughter. 1618Bolton Florus (1636) 167 To allot them out some proportions of Land, instead of pay. 1660Pepys Diary 22 May, I spent an hour at allotting to every ship their service. 1766Goldsm. Vic. W. xxvi. (1857) 184, I allotted to each of my family what they were to do. 1858Bright Sp. 285 How your Members shall be allotted to the various constituent bodies.
†b. intr. To fall by lot, to be apportioned. Obs.
1574tr. Littleton's Tenures 53 b, That other ploughe lande that allotteth to y⊇ purparty of that other.
2. Of any absolute authority, the Deity, fate, etc.: To assign as a lot or portion to; to appoint (without the idea of distribution).
a1547Earl of Surrey æneid ii. (R.) The wofull end that was allotted him. 1587Turberville Trag. T. (1837) 21 For thus the Goddis alotted had her paine. 1681Dryden Abs. & Achit. i. 252 Heaven has to all allotted, soon or late, Some lucky revolution of their fate. a1842Tennyson Will Waterproof 218 The sphere thy fate allots. 1860Maury Phys. Geog. Sea xvii. §728 The climate which the Creator has..allotted to this portion of the earth.
3. Hence gen. To assign to a special person as his portion; to appropriate to a special purpose.
1574tr. Marlorat's Apocalips 11 Those then that be chosen vnto Bishoprikes, haue allotted to them, not a soueraintie, but a seruice. 1596B. Griffin Fidessa (1876) 30 This hap her crueltie hath her alotten. 1624Capt. Smith Virginia v. 190 The house and land he had allotted for himselfe. 1718Free-thinker No. 2. 10 He has a seat allotted him in each theatre. 1758Johnson Idler No. 101 ⁋4 Ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge. 1809Wellington in Gen. Disp. V. 33 Obliged to allot the Portuguese carts..to the purpose of removing the wounded soldiers.
†4. To make it the lot of, to appoint, destine (a person to do something). Obs.
1588Greene Pandosto (1607) 24 Vulcan was allotted to shake the tree. 1589Hay any Work 45 Why was John of London alotted..to pay him 40 pounds? 1591Shakes. 1 Hen. VI, v. iii. 55 Thou art alotted to be tane by me. 1677Hale Prim. Orig. Man. ii. viii. 204 We will allott only two of these six to attain to the state of Men and Women.
†5. fig. To attribute as due or proper. Obs.
1598Bacon Sacred Med. x. 125 Nothing can be more iustly allotted to be the saying of fooles then this—‘There is no God.’ 1750Johnson Rambl. No. 172 ⁋6 Scarce any man is willing to allot to accident, friendship, etc...the part which they may justly claim in his advancement.
6. Amer. colloq. to allot upon (occas. without prep.): to count or reckon upon.
1816Pickering Vocab. U.S. 31, I allot upon going to such a place. 1840Haliburton Clockm. (1862) 93 And I allot we must economise or we will be ruined. |