Etymology

allot

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Today it means: To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot. Full definition →

Middle English allotten ← Old French aloter
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  1. Old French · derived fromaloter
  2. Middle English · inherited fromallotten
  3. English todayallot

From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot. By surface analysis, al- + lot.

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