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portional, a. rare.|ˈpɔəʃənəl|
[ad. late L. portiōnālis partial; see portion n. and -al1.]
1. Pertaining to or of the nature of a portion or part; partial.
1382Wyclif 1 Esdras viii. 31 These ben the prouostis, after ther kuntres, and porciounelis [v.r. porciounel, 1388 porcionel] princehodis [Vulg. porcionales principatus] of hem, that with me steyeden vp fro Babiloine. 1662Gunning Lent Fast 30 Why apply we the 4th, and 6th day of the week to stations? (or meetings for prayer, portional-fasting, and Sacrament). a1670Hacket Cent. Serm. (1675) 247 The Christians should punctually observe a portional abstinence, according to the time of forty days.
2. Of the nature of a portion or dowry.
1683Evelyn Mem. 16 Mar., He [Sir J. Child] lately married his daughter to the eldest son of the Duke of Beaufort,..with {pstlg}50,000 portional present, and various expectations.
Hence ˈportionally adv., by way of a portion or part; partly, in part. rare.
1617Collins Def. Bp. Ely i. i. 29 Peter receiued, and receiued for himselfe,..but µερικῶς, not ὁλικῶς, portionally and particularly, not wholly and entirely. 1865E. Meteyard J. Wedgwood I. 330 The ‘Brick House and Works’ stood on what now forms portionally the site of the Wedgwood Institute. |