EuroLex/F/Arrangement


 * Original language: French
 * Original form and meaning: arrangement - 1. accord, agreement; 2. array, placement; 3. design; 4. appointment, assignation; 5. junction

(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)

Annotations
Etymology: arrange + -ment

arrange : 1375, "to draw up a line of battle", from OF arrangier, from a- "to" + rangier "set in a row", from rang "rank", from Frank. *hring. A rare word until the meaning generalized to "to place things in order" c.1780-1800. Musical sense of "adapt for other instruments or voices" is from 1808.

-ment: ME, from OF, from L -mentum, suffix forming nouns, usually from verbs

Sources: http://dictionary.reference.com, http://www.etymonline.com

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