Lot″ter‐y (?), n.; pl.Lotteries (#). [Lot + -ery, as in brewery, bindery.] 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 the tickets are blanks. Fig.: An affair of chance.
☞ The laws of the United States and of most of the States make lotteries illegal.
2. Allotment; thing allotted. Shak.