† diˈspointmentObs.rare. In 5 des-. [a. OF.despointement (15th c. in Godef.): see dispoint v.1 and -ment.] Deprivation of or dismissal from appointment or office. 1484Caxton Curiall 5 They..that ben hyest enhaunsed ben after theyr despoyntement as a spectacle of enuye.