allottery en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English allot Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English allottery From allot + -ery.
Meanings
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(obsolete) An allotment, a portion, an allocation.
[A]llow me such exercises as may become a gentleman, or give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament; with that I will go buy my fortunes.
c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], lines 60-63:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| allotteries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |