All 8 Uses of

dispose

in

Brisingr

If ever you are in trouble, send for me, and whether you need Eragon the farmer or Eragon the Rider, everything I am shall be at your disposal.

disposal = command

It was a simple piece of magic-it would do nothing more than hold Murtagh's arms and torso in place-but it would allow them to test themselves directly against one another and determine which of them had the most energy at their disposal.

And if Oromis and I should fall in battle, our knowledge and experience, and also my strength, shall still be at your disposal.
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While they spoke, Eragon frantically tried to figure out how to dispose of Sloan, although he concealed his deliberations from Saphira; he knew that she would disapprove of the direction his thoughts were taking.†

Humans and dwarves may not be as gifted as elves, but we shall have no difficulty in disposing of these miserable wretches, I can assure you.†
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In the minutes since Roran had disposed of the last of the soldiers, the uninjured warriors had been going to each of the wagons in the convoy, cutting open their bundles of cargo, and reporting the contents to Martland, who recorded what they found so Nasuada could study the information and perhaps gather from it some indication of Galbatorix's plans.†

Definitions:

(1) (dispose as in: dispose of the waste)
to throw away
(2) (dispose as in: dispose of the matter)
to settle something so it no longer requires attention
(3) (dispose as in: dispose of the assets)
sell or transfer to another
(4) (dispose as in: disposed the troops along...)
the arrangement, positioning, or use of things
This sense of dispose can be used in the form disposal to indicate that a person can use something as they wish -- as in:
- I am at your disposal.
- She has many assets at her disposal.
(5) (dispose as in: Is she disposed to help?)
inclined (with a tendency to; or in the mood to)

This is usually seen in the form "disposed to..." or "disposed toward..."