The act of appointing;
designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he
erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.
The state of being appointed to som(?) service
or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the
appointment of treasurer.
Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by
mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they
made an appointment to meet at six.
Decree; direction; established order or
constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments.
The exercise of the power of
designating (under a "power of appointment") a person to enjoy an estate or
other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is
made.
Equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army;
whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; (pl.) the
accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes,
swords.
An allowance to a person, esp. to a public
officer] a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural.
A honorary part or exercise, as an oration,
etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an
appointment.
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