Third person singular present of appoint, meaning to assign someone to a position or role, or to arrange or schedule something. It involves making official designations or arrangements.
From Old French 'apointer,' meaning 'to put in order' or 'arrange,' derived from 'a point' (to a point). The sense of assigning someone to office developed in the 14th century from the idea of putting things in their proper place.
The word 'appoints' reveals the precision medieval minds brought to organization - literally putting everything 'to a point' or in its exact place! This is why we still talk about being 'well-appointed' when describing something perfectly arranged or equipped.
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