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Revision as of 07:36, 11 August 2004
Pronunciation
\Lot"ter*y\
Noun =
Pl.: lotteries
1. 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 tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance.
Note: The laws of the United States and of most of the States make lotteries illegal.
2. Allotment; thing allotted. (Obs.) --Shak.