[pawr-shuh-ner, pohr-] 
| a person who receives or holds a portion, or who divides something into portions. |
| por·tion (pôr'shən, pōr'-) n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin portiō, portiōn-; see perə-2 in Indo-European roots.] por'tion·a·ble adj., por'tion·er n., por'tion·less adj. |
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