Ration \Ra"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. ratio a reckoning, calculation,
relation, reference, LL. ratio ration. See Ratio.]
1. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a
soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his
subsistence.
Note: Officers have several rations, the number varying
according to their rank or the number of their
attendants.
2. Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an
allowance; an allotment.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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