[al.lot] vt al.lot.ted ; al.lot.ting [ME alotten, fr. MF aloter, fr. a- (fr. L ad-) + lot, of Gmc origin; akin to OE hlot lot] (15c) 1: to assign as a share or portion "~
10. minutes for the speech"
2: to distribute by or as if by lot "~ seats to the press" -- al.lot.ter n