HyperDic: power_of_appointment

English > 1 sense of the expression *power of appointment*:
NOUN	attribute	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

English > *power of appointment*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property.
Broader	authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so	The power or right to give orders or make decisions