portioner

American  

[pawr-shuh-ner, pohr-] / ˈpɔr ʃə nər, ˈpoʊr- /

noun

1. a person who receives or holds a portion, or who divides something into portions.

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Etymology

Origin of portioner

First recorded in 1545–55; portion + -er ¹

Example Sentences

In the year 1629 Isabella Young, spouse of George Smith, portioner, Eastbarns, was indicted for witchcraft and sorcery.

From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist

Your servant, sir," said the Linton portioner; "I did not think you had been acquainted here.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various

His place as agent for the Colledge and toune of Edinburgh was by Act of the Toune Counsell conferred upon Mr. Robert Lauder, portioner of Belhaven, some few days after.

From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Fountainhall, John Lauder, Lord

On the gravestones around Melrose Abbey are many names with the avocation added—John Smith, builder; William Hogg, mason—but many with the word portioner.

From An Autobiography by Spence, Catherine Helen

Here lyes James Ramsay, portioner of Melrose, who died July 15th, 1761.

From Erthe Upon Erthe by Various