'Portioning' definitions:

Definition of 'Portioning'

From: GCIDE
  • Portion \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. [1913 Webster]
  • And portion to his tribes the wide domain. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To endow with a portion or inheritance. [1913 Webster]
  • Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest. --Pope. [1913 Webster]