Word: appointment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ap
point
ment
Definition: The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.
Morphemes:
Affix: appoint
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: in consequence of
Affix: punctum
Language: la
Decoded: punctum
Meaning: a point
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.