Chapter Appalling to Appellant of A by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

5. The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character; as, a person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.

Will he now retire,
After appearance, and again prolong
Our expectation?
Milton.

6. Probability; likelihood. [Obs.]

There is that which hath no appearance.
Bacon.

7. (Law) The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction. Burrill. Bouvier. Daniell.

To put in an appearance, to be present; to appear in person. — To save appearances, to preserve a fair outward show.

Syn. — Coming; arrival; presence; semblance; pretense; air; look; manner; mien; figure; aspect.

Appearer
(Ap*pear"er) n. One who appears. Sir T. Browne.

Appearingly
(Ap*pear"ing*ly), adv. Apparently. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Appeasable
(Ap*peas"a*ble) a. Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable. — Ap*peas"a*ble*ness, n.

Appease
(Ap*pease") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appealed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Appeasing.] [OE. apesen, apaisen, OF. apaisier, apaissier, F. apaiser, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. pais peace, F. paix, fr. L. pax, pacis. See Peace.] To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst.

Syn. — To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage; compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.

Appeasement
(Ap*pease"ment) n. The act of appeasing, or the state of being appeased; pacification. Hayward.

Appeaser
(Ap*peas"er) n. One who appeases; a pacifier.

Appeasive
(Ap*pea"sive) a. Tending to appease.

Appellable
(Ap*pel"la*ble) a. Appealable.

Appellancy
(Ap*pel"lan*cy) n. Capability of appeal.

Appellant
(Ap*pel"lant) a. [L. appellans, p. pr. of appellare; cf. F. appelant. See Appeal.] Relating to an appeal; appellate. "An appellant jurisdiction." Hallam.

Party appellant (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; — opposed to respondent, or appellee. Tomlins.

Appellant
(Ap*pel"lant), n.

1. (Law) (a) One who accuses another of felony or treason. [Obs.] (b) One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal.

2. A challenger. [Obs.] Milton.