allotment
al·lot·ment
noun
2.
the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
- “the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state”
Origin
From Old French alotement (modern French allotement). By surface analysis, allot + -ment.
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