Appointment
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The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position.
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(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.
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(Government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
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A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.
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An appointment is a scheduled arrangement or agreement to meet or visit someone, often in a professional context. It could refer to a formal placement in a job or position, meeting with a doctor or lawyer, or any other agreed time and place to meet up or perform a task.
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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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decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments
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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
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an allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural
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The equipment, ordnance, furniture, and necessaries of a
ship. Also an officers commission. In the Army, appointments usually
imply military accoutrements, such as belts, sashes, gorgets, c. -
Office, rank, or employment.
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(usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
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a person who is appointed to a job or position
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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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