Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of appoint.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. having acquired an office or responsibility through appointment; -- said of officials, and contrasting with
elected . - adj. fixed or established by order or command.
- adj. provided with furnishing and accessories especially of a tasteful kind.
- adj. selected for a duty or job.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. fixed or established especially by order or command
- adj. selected for a job
- adj. provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind)
- adj. subject to appointment
Examples
“And though it is the nobility of the highest creatures to look forward to, and partly to understand the changes which are appointed for them, preparing for them beforehand; and if, as is usual with _appointed_ changes, they be into”
“ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- A firm appointed by Antiguan authorities to liquidate the assets of R. Allen Stanford's offshore Caribbean bank has won control of assets in the U.K. worth more than $100 million, a defeat for a U. S.-appointed receiver in an ongoing fight over jurisdiction in the case.”
“The General Assembly of North Carolina enacted that commissioners should be appointed by joint ballot of both Houses, "to meet and confer with such deputies as may be _appointed by the other States_ for similar purposes, and with them to discuss and decide upon _the most effectual means to remove the defects of our Federal Union, and to procure the enlarged purposes which it was intended to effect; and that they report such an act to the General Assembly of this State, as, when agreed to by them_, will effectually provide for the same.”
“The act of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania constituted and appointed certain deputies, designated by name, "with powers to meet such deputies as may be _appointed and authorized by the other States_”
“When the term appointed by his lady, and the day she named for his return drew near,”
“After the term appointed for its pretended destruction was elapsed, they sent scouts to the city, which they had left quite empty, and, hearing that it was still standing, returned to it, and with their fears forgot their repentance and all their good resolutions.”
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March
“Reply Obj. 2: When each one attains to happiness he will reach the term appointed to him by Divine predestination, and nothing further will remain to which he may tend, although by reaching that term, some will approach nearer to God than others.”
“He is committed to prison, to hell prison, there to abide, not at pleasure, not as long and as little time as he will, but the term appointed by his Judge; nor may he there choose his own affliction, neither for manner, measure, or continuance.”
“S: Whoever hopes to meet Allah, the term appointed by Allah will then most surely come; and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.”
“Then He raiseth you again to life therein, that the term appointed (for you) may be accomplished.”
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