English → Latin
“appointment” in Latin
iubeōto authorize, to legitimate, to make lawful, to homologate, to pass (a bill or law or decision); to bid, to command, to mandōto order, command, enjoin; to put in hand; deliver over; to commit, consignpraeceptumteaching, lesson; precept; order, commandcōnstitūtiōa constitution, disposition, nature, character; a definition; point in dispute; a regulation, order, arrangement, system
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
appointment
stipulation. Vid: AGREEMENT. Constitutum. To have an appointment with anybody, habere constitutum cum aliquo (e.g., cum podagra, with the gout; Cic., playfully). To make an appointment with anybody, cum aliquo mihi convenit, ut. We made an appointment, inter nos convenit, ut, etc. According to appointment, ut erat constitutum: ex pacto: ex convento: ex conventu.
Order, jussus: jussum: mandatum: praeceptum. [Vid: COMMAND.] According to anybody’s appointment, jussu or auctoritate alicujus; jubente aliquo; also by jussus ab aliquo: sometimes by ab aliquo only (as in Athenienses, a quibus erat profectus, Nep.., Milt., 2, 3, Dähne).
Equipment, Vid:
Allowance, Vid :
Act of appointing, constitutio.
To keep an appointment (= appear at an appointed day), ad diem adesse or sistere se, or sisti.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for appointment?
- The usual Latin words for “appointment” are iubeō, mandō, praeceptum; also cōnstitūtiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.