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estow on; to grant; to appoint; as, let every man be contented with that which Providence allots him. Ten years I will allot to the attainment of knowledge. Johnson.

The worship of strange gods. Jer. Taylor.

The act of allotting; assignment.

A depraved appetite; a desire for improper food.

Of or pertaining to allotropism. -- Al`lo*trop"ic*al*ly, adv. Allotropic state, the several conditions which occur in a case of allotropism.

Allotropic property or nature.

The property of existing in two or more conditions which are distinct in their physical or chemical relations.

To change in physical properties but not in substance. [R.]

Capable of being allotted.

One to whom anything is allotted; one to whom an allotment is made.

One who allots.

Allotment. [Obs.] Shak.

A system of balloting or voting in public elections, originally used in South Australia, in which there is such an arrangement for polling votes that secrecy is compulsorily maintained, and the ballot used is an official ballot printed and distributed by the government.

The act of voting by balls or written or printed ballots or tickets; the system of voting secretly by balls or by tickets. The insufficiency of the ballot. Dickens.

A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out.

In France, a second ballot taken after an indecisive first ballot to decide between two or several candidates.

Voting by ballot. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

One who votes by ballot.

An officer who has charge of a ballot box. [Obs.] Harrington.

A plant coif or skullcap. Same as Calotte. B. Jonson.