Allotment

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The act of allotting; assignment.

II. Allotment ·noun The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person.

III. Allotment ·noun That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party.