disposal

n. [ From Dispose. ] 1. The act of disposing, or disposing of, anything; arrangement; orderly distribution; a putting in order; as, the disposal of the troops in two lines. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Ordering; regulation; adjustment; management; government; direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

The execution leave to high disposal. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

A domestic affair of great importance, which is no less than the disposal of my sister Jenny for life. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Power or authority to dispose of, determine the condition of, control, etc., especially in the phrase at, or in, the disposal of. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sole and absolute disposal of him an his concerns. South.

Syn. -- Disposition; dispensation; management; conduct; government; distribution; arrangement; regulation; control. [ 1913 Webster ]