that which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.-a part considered by itself, though not actually cut off or separated from the whole.-a part assigned; allotment; share; fate.-the part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate; an inheritance.-a wife's fortune; a dowry.-to separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute.-to endow with a portion or inheritance.