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reri
Latin · ancient
"to reckon, calculate"
a verb meaning to reckon or calculate
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rationem
Latin · ancient
"reckoning, reason; a computed share"
a noun for reckoning that later, in Medieval Latin, specialized to a computed food allowance
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ration
French · medieval
"a fixed allowance of food"
narrowed to a fixed allotment of food or supplies
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ration
English · 1550-1702
"a fixed allowance of food or supplies"
entered meaning 'reasoning', then specialized to a fixed food allowance, especially in military and wartime use
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