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That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.

The act of anointing, or state of being anointed; also, an ointment. Milton.

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

on. If we hope for things of which we have not thoroughly considered the value, our disappointment will be greater our pleasure in the fruition of them. Addison. In disappointment thou canst bless. Keble.

Previous appointment; preordinantion. Sherwood.

Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an appointment.

Previous appointment.

The act of reappointing, or the state of being reappointed.

xed, administration granted where the testator has appointed no executor, or where his appointment of an executor for any cause has failed, as by death, incompetency, refusal to act, etc.

A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made. Fosbroke.

To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate. Things appertaining to this life. Hooker. Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. Lev. vi. 5.

A person appointed. The commission authorizes them to make appointments, and pay the appointees. Circular of Mass. Representatives (1768).

One who appoints, or executes a power of appointment. Kent.

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

ing or allotting; apportionment. This order being taken in the senate, as touching the appointment and assignation of those provinces. Holland.

erty; as, an assignee of a bankrupt. See Assignment (c). An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by jaw; as an executor. Cowell. Blount. (b) pl.

An allotting or an appointment to a particular person or use; or for a particular time, as of a cause or causes in court.

A hindrance or disappointment; a check. A balk to the confidence of the bold undertaker. South.

Any fragrant ointment. Shak.

An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil, lard, or other fatty substance.