GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

last match results

Found 2 definitions

1.       
   Ration , n. [F., fr. L. ratio a reckoning, calculation, relation, reference, LL. ratio ration. See Ratio.]
   A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence.
   1913 Webster
   ☞ Officers have several rations, the number varying according to their rank or the number of their attendants.
   1913 Webster
   Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment.
   1913 Webster
         
       

2.       
   Ration, v. t. To supply with rations, as a regiment.
   1913 Webster