DISPOSITION

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~-, dispositio, from disponere Date: 14th century the act or the power of disposing or the state of being disposed: as, administration , control , final arrangement ; settlement , c. transfer to the care or possession of another, the power of such transferal, orderly arrangement, 2. prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination, temperamental makeup, the tendency of something to act in a certain manner under given circumstances, ~al adjective Synonyms: see: ~