appointment
Pronunciation: /əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/
The English word “appointment” has 10 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
- The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed.
- A stipulation; an agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
- An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
- A decree; a direction; an established order or constitution.
- 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.
- The allowance paid to a public officer.
Etymology
From Middle English appoyntement, apoyntement, from Old French appointement, equivalent to appoint + -ment.
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