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Portion vs Mealtide - What's the difference?

portion | mealtide |

As nouns the difference between portion and mealtide

is that portion is portion while mealtide is the tide or time when one receives his part, portion, or measure of food; the hour for a meal; mealtime.

portion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An allocated amount.
  • That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
  • One's fate; lot.
  • * Bible, Luke xii. 46
    • The lord of that servant will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
  • * Keble
    • Man's portion is to die and rise again.
  • The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.
  • * Bible, Luke xv. 12
    • Give me the portion of goods that falleth to me.
  • A wife's fortune; a dowry.
  • * 1613 , , V. iv. 31:
    • Commend me to her, and to piece her portion / Tender her this.

    Usage notes

    Relatively formal, compared to the more informal part or more concrete and casual piece. For example, “part of the money” (both informal) but “portion of the proceeds” (both formal).

    Synonyms

    * part * piece

    Derived terms

    * portionless * proportion

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.
  • To endow with a portion or inheritance.
    • Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest. — Alexander Pope.

    Usage notes

    * Particularly used as portion out. * Relatively formal, compared to the more informal divide, divide up, or the casual divvy, divvy up.

    Synonyms

    * divide, divide up * divvy, divvy up

    Derived terms

    * portion off * portion out

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    mealtide

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The tide or time when one receives his part, portion, or measure of food; the hour for a meal; mealtime.
  • *1903 , Ottilia Adelina Liljencrantz, The ward of King Canute :
    • Bleeding at heart is he Who has to ask For food at every mealtide .
  • *2002 , Alison Hanham, The Celys and Their World :
    • At Sandwich, 'mine host Gyllam De La Towr' was paid 6s Sd 'for our mealtides from Sunday till Friday'.
  • *2003 , Poul Anderson, Mother of Kings :
    • She hid her thoughts and led Arinbjorn onward. It was close to mealtide at the hall when she let him go.

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