noun

1. a settling or being settled (in various senses)
2. a new colony, or a place newly colonized
3. 1. a small or isolated community; village
   2. a community established by the members of a particular religious or social group
4. an agreement, arrangement, or adjustment
5. 1. the conveyance or disposition of property for the benefit of a person or persons
   2. the property thus conveyed
6. an institution in a depressed and congested neighborhood offering social services and educational and recreational activities
   also settlement house