portion congrue

Meanings

Noun

1. part of the tithe (dîme) paid by the higher clergy (haut clergé) to the members of the lower clergy (bas clergé) for their sustenance; allowances of the lower clergy (historical)

2. tithe, trifling amount (the smallest share, the meanest share, the bare minimum - and possibly even less than that: barely enough) (figuratively)

Examples2

réduire à la portion congrue

to minimize, to cut, to reduce to practically nothing

Elles ont eu la portion congrue.

They got the short end of the stick.