portion

portio (Latin)

Relation, proportion. Share, part, portion.

porcion (Old French)

porcioun (Middle English)

portion (English)

(transitive) To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.. (transitive) To endow with a portion or inheritance. A wife's fortune; a dowry.. An allocated amount.. One's fate; lot.. That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.. The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.