\Ap*point"ment\, n. [Cf. F. appointement.]
1. 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.
2. The state of being appointed to som? service or office; an
   office to which one is appointed; station; position; an,
   the appointment of treasurer.
3. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual
   agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement;
   as, they made an appointment to meet at six.
4. Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as,
   to submit to the divine appointments.
         According to the appointment of the priests. --Ezra
                                               vi. 9.
5. (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.
6. 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.
         The cavaliers emulated their chief in the richness
         of their appointments.                --Prescott.
         I'll prove it in my shackles, with these hands Void
         of appointment, that thou liest.      --Beau. & Fl.
7. An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a
   perquisite; -- properly only in the plural. [Obs.]
         An expense proportioned to his appointments and
         fortune is necessary.                 --Chesterfield.
8. A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a
   public exhibition of a college; as, to have an
   appointment. [U.S.]
Syn: Designation; command; order; direction; establishment;
     equipment.