appoint

Definition

To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.

Etymology

From Middle English apointen, borrowed from Old French apointier (“to prepare, arrange, lean, place”) (French appointer (“to give a salary, refer a cause”)), from Late Latin appunctō (“to bring back to the point, restore, to fix the point in a controversy, or the points in an agreement”); Latin ad + punctum (“a point”). See point.

Example Sentences

• "His Royal Highness called to pay his respects to her Majesty; but, from the unexpected nature of his visit, her Majesty was not in a state then to receive him; but soon after sent a letter to Prince Leopold, to appoint one o'clock this day for an interview."
• "We have to wait until they're ready to receive us, and make sure we turn up at the appointed time."
• "Aaron and his shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service."

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