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Ap*point"ment (&unr_;), 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&unr_; 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 apower 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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