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The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the c…

Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable. -- Ap*peas"a*ble*ness, n.

The act of appeasing, or the state of being appeased; pacification. Hayward.

roper name. A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings, or for universal ideas. Thus, tree is the name of all plants of a particular class; plant and vegetable are names of things that grow out of the earth. A proper name, on the other hand, stands for a single thing; as, Rome,…

The quality of being appellative. Fuller.

State of being appendant; appendance. [Obs.]

The quality of being desirable. Bramhall.

Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire. Bramhall.

The thing desired. [Obs.] Power being the natural appetite of princes. Swift.

The quality of being applicable or fit to be applied.

Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance; as, this observation is applicable to the case under consideration. -- Ap"pli*ca*ble*ness, n. -- Ap"pli*ca*bly, adv.

The quality or state of being applicable. [R.]

The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application.

Having of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical. Bramhall. -- Ap"pli*ca*tive*ly, adv.

provide with everything necessary by way of equipment; to equip; to fit out. The English, being well appointed, did so entertain them that their ships departed terribly torn. Hayward.

Capable of being appointed or constituted.

The state of being appointed to somappointment of treasurer.

The quality of being apportioned or in proportion. [Obs. & R.]

Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand.

The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed.