appointedadj.
/əˈpɔɪntɪd/ 1. Fixed by agreement; settled beforehand.
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the mind > will > intention > planning > [adjective] > arranged > fixed by agreement
appointed1585
pre-appointed1599
1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. xiv. 243 Peter had his appointed houres of praier.
1611 Bible (King James) Judges xx. 38 There was an appointed signe. View more context for this quotation
1704 N. Rowe Ulysses iv. i. 1496 At this appointed Hour I wait her here.
1850 ‘E. Warburton’ Reginald Hastings III. 4 At length he reached the appointed bridge.
2. Fixed by authority; ordained.
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society > authority > command > command or bidding > [adjective] > ordaining, prescribing, or appointing > ordained, prescribed, or appointed
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prescriptc1460
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appointed1535
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mandated1944
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Jer. viii. 10 The Storke knoweth his apoynted tyme.
1611 Bible (King James) Num. ix. 2 Keepe the Passe~ouer at his appointed season. View more context for this quotation
1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. iii. 573 Th' appointed Fine let Ilion justly pay.
1805 R. Southey Madoc ii. viii. 258 Her, who, blessed among women, fed The Appointed at her breast.
1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. 3rd Ser. v. 75 Apportion to each its appointed penance.
3. With qualifying adverb (well, ill, etc.): Provided with requisites, fitted out, equipped.
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the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > equipped or fitted out
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armedc1300
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adubbed?1473
appointed1535
instructed1538
accoutredc1540
furnished1553
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appurtenanced1602
instruct?1614
garnished1705
equipped1838
outfitted1975
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Jer. vi. 22 Horses wel apointed to ye battel.
1655 H. More Antidote against Atheism (ed. 2) iii. xv. 266 Ill-favoured and ill-appointed Monsters.
1787 J. Barlow Oration July 4th 11 The bravest and best appointed armies.
1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire IV. xl. 479 A well-appointed road.
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