Definition for

settle


noun – A seat; a bench; a ledge.

noun – Specifically, a seat longer than a chair; a bench with a high back and arms, made to accommodate two or more persons.

noun – A seat fixed or placed at the foot of a bedstead.

noun – A part of a platform lower than another part.

noun – One of the successive platforms or stages leading up from the floor to the great altar of the Jewish Temple.

To place in a fixed or permanent position or condition; confirm; establish, as for residence or business.

To establish or fix, as in any way of life, or in any business, office, or charge: as, to settle a young man in a trade or profession; to settle a daughter by marriage; to settle a clergyman in a parish.

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