apointer — Apointer, voyez Appointer … Thresor de la langue françoyse
appointer — 1. appointer [ apwɛ̃te ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • XVIe; « régler une affaire » 1268; de 1. a et point ♦ Donner des appointements à (qqn). ⇒ payer, rétribuer. Appointer un employé. Être appointé par une maison. appointer 2. appointer [ apwɛ̃te … Encyclopédie Universelle
appointir — ● appointer ou appointir verbe transitif Tailler en pointe. ⇒APPOINTER2, APPOINTIR, verbe trans. A. Emploi trans. Rendre pointu, aiguiser en pointe : • 1. Pourtant, ces temps derniers, j avais pris une résolution : j irais à lui; je lui dirais :… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Aaron Pointer (baseball) — Infobox MLB retired name = Aaron Pointer bgcolor1 = textcolor1 = bgcolor2 = textcolor2 = width = caption = position = Outfielder birthdate = Birth date and age|1942|4|19 deathdate = bats = Right throws = Right debutdate = September 22 debutyear … Wikipedia
appoint — appointable, adj. appointer, n. /euh poynt /, v.t. 1. to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench. 2. to determine by authority or agreement; fix; set: to appoint … Universalium
appointer — (a poin té) v. a. 1° Terme de palais. Régler un appointement en justice. Les parties ont été appointées à fournir des débats de compte. L affaire, ne pouvant être jugée que sur rapport, a été appointée. • On appointe la cause, RAC. Plaid. I,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
appoint — (v.) late 14c., to decide, resolve; to arrange the time of (a meeting, etc.), from Anglo Fr. appointer, O.Fr. apointier make ready, arrange, settle, place (12c.), from apointer duly, fitly, from phrase à point to the point, from a to (see AD (Cf … Etymology dictionary
appointee — (n.) 1768, after Fr. appointé, from apointer (see APPOINT (Cf. appoint) + EE (Cf. ee)) … Etymology dictionary
appointment — (n.) early 15c., an agreement, also a fixing of a date for official business, from M.Fr. apointement, from apointer (see APPOINT (Cf. appoint)). Meaning act of placing in office is attested from 1650s … Etymology dictionary
appoint — verb 1》 assign a job or role to. 2》 determine or decide on (a time or place). ↘archaic decree. 3》 Law determine the disposition of (property) under powers granted by the owner. Derivatives appointee noun appointer noun Origin ME: from OFr.… … English new terms dictionary