noun

1. a putting in order or being put in order; arrangement the disposition of the troops
2. management or settlement of affairs
3. a selling or giving away, as of property
4. a getting rid of something the disposition of wastes
5. the power or authority to arrange, settle, or manage; control
6. an inclination or tendency a disposition to quarrel
7. one's customary frame of mind; one's nature or temperament

Etymology: ME disposicioun < OFr disposition < L dispositio < dispositus, pp. of disponere, to arrange: see dis- & position