a fixed mutual agreement for a meeting; engagement

We made an appointment to meet again.

a meeting set for a specific time or place

I'm late for my appointment.

the act of appointing, designating, or placing in office

to fill a vacancy by appointment.

an office, position, or the like, to which a person is appointed

He received his appointment as ambassador to Italy.

Usually, appointments. equipment, furnishings, or accouterments.

appointments, accouterments for a soldier or a horse.

Manège . a horse-show class in which the contestant need not be a member of a hunt but must wear regulation hunt livery. Compare Corinthian ( def. 9 ) .

Archaic . decree; ordinance.

noun

assignation , assignment , blind date , consultation , date , engagement , errand , gig , interview , invitation , meet , rendezvous , session , tryst , zero hour * , allotment , approval , assigning , authorization , certification , choice , choosing , commissioning , delegation , deputation , designation , election , empowering , installation , naming , nomination , ordination , promotion , selection , appointee , berth , candidate , delegate , employment , nominee , office , officeholder , place , post , representative , situation , station , work , accoutrement , appurtenance , equipage , fitting , fixture , gear , outfit , paraphernalia , trappings , billet , job , slot , spot , movable , enactment , equipment , furniture , meeting , position , schedule , time