Settlement
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
DEED OF. A deed made for the purpose of settling' property, i. e. arranging the mode and extent of the enjoyment thereof. The party who settles property Is called the settler; Brown. See Settlement. In England, the term was used prior to 1862, as indicating in relation to a corporation the same things as articles or memorandum of association.
Cook, St & Stockh. § 15.