Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun power_of_appointment

1 sense of power of appointment

Sense 1
power of appointment -- (authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property)
       => authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so -- (the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state")