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.

The state of being appointed to som/ service or
office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the
appointment of treasurer.

Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual
agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made
an appointment to meet at six.

Decree; direction; established order or constitution;
as, 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.

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.

An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a
perquisite; – properly only in the plural.

A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a
public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.