Category:Ration

Ra"tion, n. Etym: [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.

Ration Ra"tion, v. t.

Defn: to supply with rations, as a regiment.