Syn. -- Division; share; parcel; quantity; allotment; dividend. --
Portion, Part. Part is generic, having a simple reference to some
whole. Portion has the additional idea of such a division as bears
reference to an individual, or is allotted to some object; as, a
portion of one's time; a portion of Scripture.
Por"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Portioned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Portioning.] 1. To separate or divide into portions or shares; to
parcel; to distribute.
And portion to his tribes the wide domain.
Pope.