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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1425|origins=fro apointement}}
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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA: /əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/^(Roach et al. 2011)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is [[inh|enm|appointement]], [[bor|fro|apointement]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from apointer “to arrange, settle”,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) the source of [[appoint]], and the suffix [[-ment]].^(MWU 2024)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ A pointing out, an indication: about 1425 in the OED, an obsolete sense.^(OED 1989) An agreement, a pact, and the fixing of a date for official business: the early 15th century in Etymonline, before 1440 in the OED.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ Coming to terms with an enemy, capitulation, is from 1494,^(OED 1989)^(SOED 2002) and a direction or decree from about 1440.^(OED 1989) An arrangement for a meeting is from about 1530.^(OED 1989) Equipment or furnishings, often ''appointments'', are from 1575.^(OED 1989)^(AHD) In law, the act of deciding who gets a property is from 1601.^(OED 1989) The act of placing someone in an office, or the office given, is from 1658–9 (the 1650s in Etymonline).^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * c. 1425 – an indication.^(OED 1989)
+ * a. 1440 – an agreement.^(OED 1989)
+ * 1494 – terms of surrender.^(OED 1989)
+ * c. 1530 – an arrangement to meet.^(OED 1989)
+ * 1575 – equipment.^(OED 1989)
+ * 1658 – placing someone in an office.^(OED 1989)
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+ ==Modern meaning==
+ ===Noun===
+ # An arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place, especially for a professional service.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)
+ # The act of choosing someone for a job or position, or the position itself.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)
+ # ''(plural)'' Furniture, fittings or equipment.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)
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+ ==Word family==
+ * [[reappointment]]
+ * [[appointment in Samarra]]
+ * [[power of appointment]]
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[appoint]]
+ * [[point]]
+ * [[disappointment]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}