English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Appoint (v. i.)

To ordain; to determine; to arrange.

Appoint (v. t.)

To assign, designate, or set apart by authority.

Appointable (a.)

Capable of being appointed or constituted.

Appointed (imp. & p. p.)

of Appoint

Appointee (v. t.)

A person appointed.

Appointee (v. t.)

A person in whose favor a power of appointment is executed.

Appointer (n.)

One who appoints, or executes a power of appointment.

Appointing (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Appoint

Appointive (a.)

Subject to appointment; as, an appointive office.

Appointment (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.

Appointment (n.)

Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments.

Appointment (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.

Appointment (n.)

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

Appointment (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.

Appointment (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.

Appointment (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.

Appointment (n.)

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

Appointor (n.)

The person who selects the appointee. See Appointee, 2.

Apporter (n.)

A bringer in; an importer.

Apportion (v. t.)

To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments.