proportion (n.)
measure, extent, degree, magnitude
1H4 IV.iv.15[Archbishop to Sir Michael, of Northumberland] Whose power was in the first proportion
E3 II.i.104[King Edward to Lodowick, of the Countess] judge what her condition is / By the proportion of her mightiness
H8 V.i.129[King Henry to Cranmer] Your enemies are many, and not small; their practices / Must bear the same proportion [i.e. they have correspondingly many plots]
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