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==Origin==

==Origin==

Old French apointe-r, -ier, < à [[point]] to the point, into condition: Sometimes refashioned after medieval [[Latin]] appunctāre, whence also some of the senses were taken.  

Old French apointe-r, -ier, < à [[point]] to the point, into condition: Sometimes refashioned after medieval [[Latin]] appunctāre, whence also some of the senses were taken.  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a : an [[act]] of appointing : designation  

*1a : an [[act]] of appointing : designation  

*4: a nonelective office or position <holds an [[academic]] appointment>  

*4: a nonelective office or position <holds an [[academic]] appointment>  

==Description==

==Description==

A [[power]] of '''appointment''' is a term most frequently used in the [[law]] of wills to describe the [[ability]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testator testator] (the [[person]] [[writing]] the will) to select a person who will be given the [[authority]] to dispose of certain [[property]] under the will. Although any person can [[exercise]] this power at any time during their life, its use is rare outside of a will. The [[power]] is divided into two broad categories: general powers of appointment and special powers of appointment. The holder of a power of appointment differs from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trustee trustee] of a trust in that the former has no [[obligation]] to [[manage]] the [[property]] for the generation of income, but need only distribute it.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_appointment]

A [[power]] of '''appointment''' is a term most frequently used in the [[law]] of wills to describe the [[ability]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testator testator] (the [[person]] [[writing]] the will) to select a person who will be given the [[authority]] to dispose of certain [[property]] under the will. Although any person can [[exercise]] this power at any time during their life, its use is rare outside of a will. The [[power]] is divided into two broad categories: general powers of appointment and special powers of appointment. The holder of a power of appointment differs from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trustee trustee] of a trust in that the former has no [[obligation]] to [[manage]] the [[property]] for the generation of income, but need only distribute it.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_appointment]

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]