To apportion, distribute; to dl-vide property previously held in common among those entitled, assigning to each his ratable portion, to be held in severalty; to set apart specific property, a share of a fund, etc., to a distinct party. Glenn v. Glenn. 41 Ala. 582; Fort v. Allen, 110 N. C. 183. 14 S. E. 685
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
