PORTION (2)

Por″tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Portioned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Portioning.] 1. 1. To separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute.
And portion to his tribes the wide domain. Pope. 2. 2. To endow with a portion or inheritance.
Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest. Pope.