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allotted

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al·lot  (-lt)
tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots
1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame.
2. To assign as a portion; allocate: allotted 20 minutes to each speaker.
[Middle English alotten, from Old French aloter : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + lot, portion (of Germanic origin).]
al·lotter n.
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Adj.1.allotted - given as a task; "her allotted chores"
assigned - appointed to a post or duty; "assigned personnel"; "assigned duties"
allotted
verb assigned, given, allocated, designated, set aside, earmarked, apportioned
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Thus will I work out my allotted span, content with the appointments of Fate, my spirit free from care.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
He had, withal, the invalid's apathy and did not greatly concern himself about the uncommon fate that had been allotted to him.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
"--must thou say--"I choose your injustice as my allotted portion.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
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