appointment

noun

1. The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
2. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed.
3. A stipulation; an agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
4. An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
5. A decree; a direction; an established order or constitution.
6. 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.
7. The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
8. Equipment, furniture.
9. An honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college.
10. The allowance paid to a public officer.