fall to someone's lot

古風自動詞

(intransitive, dated) To be destined to happen to someone or to fall in someone's possession.

日本語の意味

（時代風の表現）運命として生じる、または誰かの所有になる、あるいは、結果として与えられる

When the old marquis died childless, the estate would fall to someone's lot.

老侯爵が跡継ぎなく亡くなると、その領地は誰かの手に渡る運命にあった。

意味（1）

(intransitive, dated) To be destined to happen to someone or to fall in someone's possession.

It did not fall to his lot to save her, though I know he would freely give his own life to have done it.

falls to someone's lot

（ present singular third-person ）

falling to someone's lot

（ participle present ）

fell to someone's lot

（ past ）

fallen to someone's lot

（ participle past ）