Obs. rare–1. [f. med.L. appunctuāt- ppl. stem of appunctuā-re to settle, define, f. L. ad to + punctum POINT, after F. appointer: see APPOINT.] The action of defining or fixing; determination.
1765. Tucker, Lt. Nat., I. 330. Concerning the stationing of substances, the appunctuation of time, and perpetual order of succession.
