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Dissettlement
Dissettlement Dis*set"tle*ment, n. The act of unsettling, or the state of being unsettled. --Marvell.
Marriage settlement
Marriage Mar"riage, n. [OE. mariage, F. mariage. See Marry, v. t.] 1. The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony. Marriage is honorable in all. --Heb. xiii. 4. 2. The marriage vow or contract. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. A feast made on the occasion of a marriage. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which made a marriage for his son. --Matt. xxii. 2. 4. Any intimate or close union. Marriage brokage. (a) The business of bringing about marriages. (b) The payment made or demanded for the procurement of a marriage. Marriage favors, knots of white ribbons, or bunches of white flowers, worn at weddings. Marriage settlement (Law), a settlement of property in view, and in consideration, of marriage. Syn: Matrimony; wedlock; wedding; nuptials. Usage: Marriage, Matrimony, Wedlock. Marriage is properly the act which unites the two parties, and matrimony the state into which they enter. Marriage is, however, often used for the state as well as the act. Wedlock is the old Anglo-Saxon term for matrimony.
Resettlement
Resettlement Re*set"tle*ment (-ment), n. Act of settling again, or state of being settled again; as, the resettlement of lees. The resettlement of my discomposed soul. --Norris.
Unsettlement
Unsettlement Un*set"tle*ment, n. The act of unsettling, or state of being unsettled; disturbance. --J. H. Newman.

Meaning of Settlement from wikipedia

- Look up settlement in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Settlement may refer to: Human settlement, a community where people live Settlement (structural)...
- The Settlement may refer to: The Settlement (1984 film) The Settlement (1999 film) The Settlement, British Virgin Islands, the main town on Anegada Edinburgh...
- Israeli settlements, also called Israeli colonies, are the civilian communities built by Israel throughout the Israeli-occupied territories. They are...
- archaeology, a settlement, locality or po****ted place is a community of people living in a particular place. The complexity of a settlement can range from...
- Jewish settlement may refer to: Jewish settlement in the land of Israel Israeli settlement, Jewish communities currently established in the West Bank...
- The Straits Settlements were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia. Originally established in 1826 as part of the territories controlled...
- The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a...
- settlement is a resolution between disputing parties about a legal case, reached either before or after court action begins. A collective settlement is...
- An urban settlement is a concentrated settlement that is part of an urban area. It is an area with high density of human-created structures. Muni****l...
- A settlement hierarchy is a way of arranging settlements into a hierarchy based upon their size. The term is used by landscape historians and in the National...