Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AL-LOT'MENT
AL-LOT'MENT, n.
- That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God.
- A part, portion or place appropriated. In a field, there is an allotment for olives. – Broome.
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