Ap`pel*la"tion (&?;), n.
[L. appellatio, fr. appellare: cf. F. appellation. See Appeal.]
1. The act
of appealing; appeal. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. The act of calling by a
name.
3. The word by which a particular person or thing is
called and known; name; title; designation.
They must institute some persons under the appellation of
magistrates.
Hume.
Syn. -- See Name.
Hear it pronounced