appointment.
The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
Meaning & usage
The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
His appointment as treasurer was deemed suitable.
The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed.
the appointment of treasurer
A stipulation; an agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
They made an appointment to meet at six.
I’m leaving work early because I have a doctor’s appointment.
A decree; a direction; an established order or constitution.
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.
The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
Equipment, furniture.
An honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college.
to have an appointment
The allowance paid to a public officer.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English appoyntement, apoyntement, from Old French appointement, equivalent to appoint + -ment.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.