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Appointment \Ap*point"ment\, n. [Cf. F. appointement.]
1. 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.
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2. The state of being appointed to som? service or office; an
office to which one is appointed; station; position; an,
the appointment of treasurer.
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3. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual
agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement;
as, they made an appointment to meet at six.
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4. Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as,
to submit to the divine appointments.
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According to the appointment of the priests. --Ezra
vi. 9.
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5. (Law) 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.
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6. 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.
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The cavaliers emulated their chief in the richness
of their appointments. --Prescott.
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I'll prove it in my shackles, with these hands
Void of appointment, that thou liest. --Beau. & Fl.
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7. An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a
perquisite; -- properly only in the plural. [Obs.]
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An expense proportioned to his appointments and
fortune is necessary. --Chesterfield.
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8. A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a
public exhibition of a college; as, to have an
appointment. [U.S.]
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Syn: Designation; command; order; direction; establishment;
equipment.
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