appointment

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 See also 1.3.3 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Compare with French appointement.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (WEAE) IPA: /ʌˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/
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[edit] Noun

appointment (plural appointments)

1. The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust.

   He erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.

2. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position.

   the appointment of treasurer

3. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
4. An arrangement for a meeting; an engagement.

   They made an appointment to meet at six.

   I'm leaving work early because I have a doctor's appointment.

5. Decree; direction; established order or constitutio.

   To submit to the divine appointments.

   According to the appointment of the priests. --Ezra vi. 9.

6. (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.
7. 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.

   The cavaliers emulated their chief in the richness of their appointments. --William H. Prescott.

   I'll prove it in my shackles, with these hands Void of appointment, that thou liest. --Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher

8. (US) A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.

[edit] Synonyms

• command
• designation
• direction
• equipment
• establishment
• order

[edit] See also

• calendar
• meeting
• schedule

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