Noun

(en noun)

The act of arranging.

The manner of being arranged.

A collection of things that have been arranged.

A particular way in which items are organized.

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(in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.

An agreement.

(music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.

Noun

(en noun)

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.

Equipment, furniture.

* 1910 , (Saki), ‘The Soul of Laploshka’, Reginald in Russia :

The appointments were primitive, but the Schnitzel, the beer, and the cheese could not have been improved on.

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