setting

1.

the act of a person or thing that sets.

2.

the surroundings or environment of anything.

3.

the mounting in which a jewel is set.

4.

a group of all the articles, as of china, silver, or glass,required for setting a table or a single place at a table.

5.

the locale or period in which the action of a novel, play,film, etc., takes place:

The setting of this story is Verona inthe 15th century.