Definition:
- (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.
Compare appointment with other words:
appointment vs. event
appointment vs. arrange
appointment vs. election
appointment vs. reservation
appointment vs. intrusionist
appointment vs. foreappointment
appointment vs. preconize
appointment vs. dataria
appointment vs. process
appointment vs. promise
appointment vs. assignment
appointee vs. appointment
appointment vs. nomination
appointment vs. contract
appointment vs. plan
appointment vs. dating
appointment vs. mobile
appointment vs. designate
appointment vs. booking
appointment vs. job
appointment vs. commitment
appointment vs. emergency
appointment vs. date
appointment vs. arrangement
appointment vs. trysting
appointive vs. appointment
appointment vs. steven
appointment vs. rendezvous
appointment vs. proxy
appointment vs. diary
appointment vs. ripper
appointment vs. planner
appointment vs. consultation
appointment vs. fletcher
appointment vs. schedule
appointment vs. meeting
appointment vs. calendar
appointment vs. order
appointment vs. equipment
appointment vs. establishment
appointment vs. direction
appointment vs. command
appointment vs. furniture
appointment vs. constitution
appointment vs. engagement
agreement vs. appointment
appointment vs. station
appointment vs. position
appointment vs. designation
appointment vs. office
appointing vs. appointment
appointment vs. groom
appointment vs. corinthian
appointment vs. patronage