[dole] n [ME, fr. OE dal portion--more at deal] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: one's allotted share, portion, or destiny
2. a (1): a giving or distribution of food, money, or clothing to the needy (2): a grant of government funds to the unemployed b: something distributed at intervals to the needy; also: handout 1 c: something portioned out bit by bit
[2]dole vt doled ; dol.ing (15c): to give or distribute as a charity--usu. used with out [3]dole n [ME dol, fr. OF, fr. LL dolus, alter. of L dolor] (13c) archaic: grief, sorrow