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noun

Disposal n.

The act of disposing, or disposing of, anything; arrangement; orderly distribution; a putting in order; as, the disposal of the troops in two lines.

Ordering; regulation; adjustment; management; government; direction. "The execution leave to high disposal."

Regulation of the fate, condition, application, etc., of anything; the transference of anything into new hands, a new place, condition, etc.; alienation, or parting; as, a disposal of property. "A domestic affair of great importance, which is no less than the disposal of my sister Jenny for life."

Power or authority to dispose of, determine the condition of, control, etc., especially in the phrase at, or in, the disposal of. "The sole and absolute disposal of him an his concerns."

Synonyms: Disposition; dispensation; management; conduct; government; distribution; arrangement; regulation; control.

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"Disposal" Quotes from Famous Books

... such a marriage would have upon herself, which she answered more fully than she did those which were put to her by her aunt. Then there came to Parson John some papers, which required his signature, in reference to the disposal of a small sum of money, he having been one of the trustees to his brother's marriage settlement. This was needed in regard to some provision which the baronet was making for his niece, and which, if read aright, would rather have afforded ...

— The Vicar of Bullhampton • Anthony Trollope

... do so, he would have placed everything he owned at the disposal of the two who had so generously aided him to keep the home he loved so well; but George stopped the show of gratitude, which was really ...

— Ralph Gurney's Oil Speculation • James Otis

... more placed Yves d'Allegre at Cesare's disposal, and with him went six hundred lances and six hundred Swiss foot. These swelled the forces which already Cesare had assembled into an army some ten thousand strong. The artillery was under the command of Vitellozzo Vitelli, whilst Bartolomeo ...

— The Life of Cesare Borgia • Raphael Sabatini

... kit you please. This is your day, not mine. I have been ordered to place myself and all Chatham at your disposal, though what your particular game is I have not a notion. I won't ask any questions now, but please come and dine with me in mess when you return, and let me ...

— The Lost Naval Papers • Bennet Copplestone

... candid than the rest, admit the abandoned profligacy of the present House of Commons, but oppose their dissolution, upon an opinion, I confess, not very unwarrantable, that their successors would be equally at the disposal of the treasury. I cannot persuade myself that the nation will have profited so little by experience. But if that opinion were well founded, you might then gratify our wishes at an easy rate, and appease the present clamour against your government, without ...

— English Satires • Various

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