settle upon
Synonym of settle on.
I […] have settled upon him a good annuity.
settle
UK /ˈsɛ.təl/ US /ˈsɛ.təl/
verb 5noun 3name 3
Definitions
verb
1
To conclude or resolve (something):
His fears were settled
She hopes to settle any questions about the plans.
2
To conclude or resolve (something):
to settle a quarrel
3
To conclude or resolve (something):
4
To conclude or resolve (something):
The coffee was only surface wet and looked worse than it actually was and as he returned to the Reception Desk to settle his account and give back his room key, he was met again by the young man who was still wearing his rucksack.
5
To conclude or resolve (something):
to settle a bill
noun
1
A seat of any kind.
sit on a settle of joy with angels
If hunger drive the Pagans from their dens, One, 'gainst a settle breaketh both his shins;
2
A long bench with a high back and arms, often with chest or storage space underneath.
Beneath its shade, the place of state, / On oaken settle Marmion sate, / And viewed around the blazing hearth.
Let us return now to the little girl we left feigning to sleep soundly upon a settle in the kitchen.
3
A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. (Compare a depression.)
And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit.
name
1
A town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD816640).
2
An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky, United States.
3
A habitational surname from Old English.
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