Definition of settlement

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Settlement (n.) Bestowal, or giving possession, under legal sanction; the act of giving or conferring anything in a formal and permanent manner..

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Herrnhuter :: Herrnhuter (n.) One of the Moravians; -- so called from the settlement of Herrnhut (the Lord's watch) made, about 1722, by the Moravians at the invitation of Nicholas Lewis, count of Zinzendorf, upon his estate in the circle of Bautzen..
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) That which settles, or is settled, established, or fixed..
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) A colony newly established; a place or region newly settled; as, settlement in the West..
Settlement :: Settlement (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..
Recorder :: Recorder (n.) The title of the chief judical officer of some cities and boroughs; also, of the chief justice of an East Indian settlement. The Recorder of London is judge of the Lord Mayor's Court, and one of the commissioners of the Central Criminal Court..
Decision :: Decision (n.) The act of deciding; act of settling or terminating, as a controversy, by giving judgment on the matter at issue; determination, as of a question or doubt; settlement; conclusion..
Settlement :: Settlement (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..
Intrusion :: Intrusion (n.) The settlement of a minister over 3 congregation without their consent.
Convictism :: Convictism (n.) The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements.
Dissettlement :: Dissettlement (n.) The act of unsettling, or the state of being unsettled..
Problem :: Problem (n.) A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a question involving doubt..
Plantation :: Plantation (n.) An original settlement in a new country; a colony.
Establishment :: Establishment (n.) The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) Bestowal, or giving possession, under legal sanction; the act of giving or conferring anything in a formal and permanent manner..
Accommodation :: Accommodation (n.) An adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement.
Belong :: Belong (v. i.) To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by the parish or town..
Train :: Train (v.) Regular method; process; course; order; as, things now in a train for settlement..
Satisfaction :: Satisfaction (n.) Settlement of a claim, due, or demand; payment; indemnification; adequate compensation..
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) The act of setting, or the state of being settled..
Colony :: Colony (n.) The district or country colonized; a settlement.
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