"portionist" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "portion + -ist",
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      "form": "portionists",
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        "One of the incumbents of a benefice that has two or more rectors or vicars."
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        }
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        "A scholar at Merton College, Oxford, England, who has a certain academical allowance or portion."
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        "(historical) A scholar at Merton College, Oxford, England, who has a certain academical allowance or portion."
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          "word": "postmaster"
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  "word": "portionist"
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