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.