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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Sĭt/ū-ā/tion, n.

noun

(sĭt/yū-ā’shun), n. [L. Lat. situatio, Fr. situation, Sp. situacion, It. situazione.]

  1. Location in respect to something else; position; seat; as, a house in a pleasant situation.
  2. Position with respect to society or circumstances; state; condition; as, a situation of ease.
  3. Relative position; circumstances; temporary state; relation;—often used of persons in a dramatic scene. Johnson.
  4. Permanent position; place; office; as, a situation in the war department, or under government.

Syn.—State; position; seat; site; station; post; place; office; condition; ease; plight; predicament. See STATE.