What does fall to someone's lot mean?

fall to someone's lot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: fal-l -to -some-one's lot
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Meaning

verb

To be destined to happen to someone or to fall in someone's possession.

Dated; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"It did not fall to his lot to save her, though I know he would freely give his own life to have done it."
"I should think he earned ten thousand a year, and his knighthood was but the first of the honours which must inevitably fall to his lot."

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Inflected Forms

falls to someone's lot (present, singular) falling to someone's lot (participle, present) fell to someone's lot (past) fallen to someone's lot (participle, past)

Synonyms

fall to someone's share

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