Word
Settlement
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
set-tle-ment
Definition
- n. - The act of setting, or the state of being settled.
- n. - Establishment in life, in business, condition, etc.;
ordination or installation as pastor.
- n. - The act of peopling, or state of being peopled; act of
planting, as a colony; colonization; occupation by settlers; as, the
settlement of a new country.
- n. - The act or process of adjusting or determining;
composure of doubts or differences; pacification; liquidation of
accounts; arrangement; adjustment; as, settlement of a controversy, of
accounts, etc.
- n. - Bestowal, or giving possession, under legal sanction;
the act of giving or conferring anything in a formal and permanent
manner.
- n. - A disposition of property for the benefit of some
person or persons, usually through the medium of trustees, and for the
benefit of a wife, children, or other relatives; jointure granted to a
wife, or the act of granting it.
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