admeasurement

The carpenter performs an admeasurement of the wooden planks.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of apportioning or assigning: "admeasurement" refers to the process of distributing something, such as land, rights, or property, in fixed or measured portions.
   • A fixed portion or share: It can also denote the specific amount or share that has been allocated through such a process.

Usage Examples

• (The act of dividing the property into shares for the inheritors.)
• (Each tenant was given a specific, measured portion of land.)

Advanced Usage

• "admeasurement of damages": a legal term for the allocation or assessment of compensation in a lawsuit.
  • The court ordered an admeasurement of damages to ensure fair compensation for all parties. (The court assessed and divided the compensation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Admeasure (verb): to apportion or assign in measured shares.
  • The surveyor was tasked to admeasure the common pasture among the villagers. (To divide the pasture into measured portions.)

Synonyms

• Allotment: the act of distributing or assigning shares.
• Apportionment: the division of something into shares or portions.
• Distribution: the process of giving out something to recipients.

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