SETTLEMENT


Meaning of SETTLEMENT in English

( n. )

A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of residence; legal residence or establishment of a person in a particular parish or town, which entitles him to maintenance if a pauper, and subjects the parish or town to his support.

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