Disposition Definition
dĭspə-zĭshən
dispositions
noun
dispositions
A putting in order or being put in order; arrangement.
The disposition of the troops.
Webster's New World
Management or settlement of affairs.
Webster's New World
A physical property or tendency.
A swelling with a disposition to rupture.
American Heritage
A selling or giving away, as of property.
Webster's New World
One's customary frame of mind; one's nature or temperament.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To remove or place in a different position.
Wiktionary
Origin of Disposition
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Middle English disposicioun from Old French disposition from Latin dispositiō dispositiōn- from dispositus past participle of dispōnere to dispose dispose
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin disposition-, dispositio, from disponere.
From Wiktionary
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