traunch

Meanings

Noun

• One of a series of allotments (of funds for a certain purpose).
• One set or portion of a series.

Verb

• To divide into parts or portions of a series (especially of allotments of funds).

Adjective

• Divided into portions or parts of a series (especially of allotments of funds).

Origin

• Late Anglo-Norman traunche (Old French tranche).