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.