n. See Despond. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. dispondeus, Gr. &unr_;;
v. t. [ L. disponere. See Disposition. ]
He has disponed . . . the whole estate. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Scots Law) The person to whom any property is legally conveyed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Scots Law) One who legally transfers property from himself to another. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Pref. dis- + sponge. ] To sprinkle, as with water from a sponge. [ Poetic & Rare ]
O sovereign mistress of true melancholy,
The poisonous damp of night disponge upon me. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being predisposed; predisposition. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Disposing beforehand; predisposing. --
Predisponent causes. (Med.)