Dis*pos"al (?), 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.
2. Ordering; regulation; adjustment;
management; government; direction.
The execution leave to high
disposal.
Milton.
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.
A domestic affair of great importance, which is no
less than the disposal of my sister Jenny for
life.
Tatler.
4. 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.
South.
Syn. -- Disposition; dispensation; management; conduct;
government; distribution; arrangement; regulation; control.
