appointment

ap·point·ment

noun

Appointment is defined as a meeting set at a specific time.
An example of the word appointment is when a time has been set to meet with a doctor on a specific date.
The definition of appointment means the act of choosing a person for a position or the process of giving the person that position.
An example of appointment is the President assigning an individual to the position of the Commissioner of the FDA.

an appointing or being appointed; specif., a naming or selecting for an office, position, etc.
a person so selected
a position held in this way
an arrangement to meet someone or be somewhere at a set time; engagement
[pl.] furniture; equipment
Law the designation of beneficiaries and the assignment of property to them by an appointor

noun

a. The act of appointing or designating someone for an office or position.
b. The office or position to which one has been appointed.
An arrangement to do something or meet someone at a particular time and place. See Synonyms at engagement.
appointments Furnishings, fittings, or equipment.
Law The act of directing the disposition of property by virtue of a power granted for this purpose.

Noun

(plural appointments)

The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust.
He erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.
The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position.
the appointment of treasurer
Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
An arrangement for a meeting; an engagement.
They made an appointment to meet at six.
I'm leaving work early because I have a doctor's appointment.
Decree; direction; established order or constitution.
To submit to the divine appointments.
According to the appointment of the priests. --Ezra vi. 9.
(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.
(Government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
(now in the plural) Equipment, furniture.
(US) A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.

Origin

From Middle French apointement (French appointement). See appoint.

appointment - Legal Definition

The appointment, designation, or placement of an individual in a job, office, or position, or to perform a duty.
A job, office, position, or duty to which one has been appointed.
The act of designating who will receive property pursuant to a power of appointment. See also power of appointment.