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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1684
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Proportio(u)ne, v. [e.m.E. and ME proporcione(n, (a1380), -tion (1581), OF proporcioner (14th c. in Littré), mod. F. proportionner, med. L. proportionare (Bede), f. propōrtiōn-, Proportio(u)n(en.] tr. To assign to individuals or groups as their due contribution; to apportion. Cf. Proportio(u)n(e n. —1684 Dumfries Valuation Bk. MS 9 Dec.
[The commissioners] apoynts the price of the said locality to be as formerly … and ordeanes the collector and clerk to proportione the same [money to furnish the horse of the garrison]
