Allottery

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An allotment, a portion, an allocation. obsolete

    "[A]llow me such exercises as may become a gentleman, or give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament; with that I will go buy my fortunes."

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"[A]llow me such exercises as may become a gentleman, or give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament; with that I will go buy my fortunes."

Etymology

From allot + -ery.

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