Share and share alike

Mete out or partake of something equally, as in Mom told the children to share and share alike with their Halloween candy. This term, first recorded about 1566, alluded to the equal apportioning of spoils and soon was broadened to include equal sharing in the costs of a venture and other undertakings or possessions.

In equal shares, 312 A. 2d 373, 377. The phrase is normally used to describe the division of property among a class of persons on a per capita basis; however, other language in the controlling legal document, such as a will or atrust, may require the property to be divided per stirpes. 207 A. 2d 840, 842.