Ration
Pronunciation : Ra"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. L. ratio a reckoning, calculation, relation, reference, LL. ratio ration. See Ratio.]
Definition : 1. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence.
Note: Officers have several rations, the number varying according to their rank or the number of their attendants.
2. Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ra"tion
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To supply with rations, as a regiment.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913