arrangement

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

ARRANGEMENT, noun 1. The act of putting in proper order; the state of being put in order; disposition in suitable form. 2. That which is disposed in order; system of parts disposed in due order. The interest of that portion of social arrangement is in the hands of all those who compose it. 3. Preparatory measure; previous disposition; as, we have made arrangements for receiving company. 4. Final settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their disputes; a popular use of the word. 5. Classification of facts relating to a subject, in a regular, systematic order; as the Linnean arrangement of plants.
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