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   Lottery , n.; pl. Lotteries . [Lot + -ery, as in brewery, bindery.]
   A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of the tickets are blanks. Fig.: An affair of chance.
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   ☞ The laws of the United States and of most of the States make private lotteries illegal, except in certain circumstances for charitable institutions; however, many of the states now conduct lotteries tehmselves as a revenue source.
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   Allotment; thing allotted. [Obs.]
   Shak.
   
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