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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 court, and submits to its jurisdiction. Burrill. Bouvier. Daniell. To put in an appearance, to be present; to appear in perso…

The act of making request of soliciting; as, an application for an office; he made application to a court of chancery.

Subject to appointment; as, an appointive office. [R.]

The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.

one whose business is to put questions. Formerly, in the English Court of Exchequer, an officer who audited the sheriffs' accounts.

To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property. Blackstone.

The severing or sequestering of a benefice to the perpetual use of a spiritual corporation. Blackstone.

A spiritual corporation possessed of an appropriated benefice; also, an impropriator.

Without an anal office.

The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop; the see or province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal authority.

A chief butler; -- an officer of the German empire.

A chief chamberlain; -- an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England.

A chief chancellor; -- an officer in the old German empire, who presided over the secretaries of the court.

The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See Benefice. Every diocese is divided into archdeaconries. Blackstone.

The office of an archdeacon.

The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.

akes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed.

The office of an archon. Mitford.

An archon's term of office. Gibbon.

ne organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers.