allot, alotte, alot

t. [A.S. hleotan =to cast lots, to appoint or ordain by lot; hlot = a lot.] † 1. To distribute by lot. 2. To distribute in any way, to give a share to each. "Since fame was the only end of all their studies, а man cannot be too scrupulous in allotting them their due portion of it."- Tatler . 3. To grant, to bestow, to a ign. "Five days we do allot thee for provision, To shield thee from disasters of the world; And, on the sixth, to turn thy hated back Upon our kingdom. Shakesp. Lear , 1. 1.