(dōl) noun
1. That which is doled out; a small portion; a gratuity.
2. Specifically, a sum of money officially paid to an unemployed person for sustenance; in Great Britain, government relief for the unemployed, instituted 1911, consisting of weekly payments from a special fund contributed by workers, employers, and government: so called since 1918.
3. Obs. Lot; portion.
—v.t. doled, dol·ing To dispense in small quantities; distribute: usually with out. [OE dāl. Related to DEAL².]

(dōl) noun Obs.
Grief; mourning. [<OF dol <LL dolium grief <dolere feel pain]

(dōl), Sanford Ballard,
1844–1926, U.S. jurist; president of the republic of Hawaii 1894–98; first governor of the Territory of Hawaii 1900–03.