(n.) 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.
(n.) The state of being appointed to som/ service or
office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the
appointment of treasurer.
(n.) Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual
agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made
an appointment to meet at six.
(n.) Decree; direction; established order or constitution;
as, to submit to the divine appointments.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a
perquisite; -- properly only in the plural.
(n.) A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a
public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.
