power of appointment

Other forms: powers of appointment

Definitions of power of appointment
  1. noun
    authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property
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    type of:
    authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
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