'Share and share alike' definitions:
Definition of 'Share and share alike'
From: GCIDE
- Share \Share\, n. [OE. share, AS. scearu, scaru, fr. sceran to shear, cut. See Shear, v.]
- 1. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any property or interest owned by a number; a portion among others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend. "My share of fame." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares. [1913 Webster]
- 4. The pubes; the sharebone. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster]
- To go shares, to partake; to be equally concerned.
- Share and share alike, in equal shares. [1913 Webster]