plural of power of appointment

(law) In the law of wills, the ability of a testator to select a person who will be given the authority to dispose of certain property under the will.

(old-fashioned) A written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.

(gambling, speculation) An opportunity in which the chance of success is equal to that of failure.

Alternative form of cap over the windmill

(idiomatic) in a bizarre or eccentric manner

Alternative form of throw one's cap over the windmill

(idiomatic) To act in a bizarre or eccentric manner.

(physics) The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. The moment is equal to the magnitude of the force multiplied by the perpendicular distance between its line of action and the axis of rotation.

(slang, often humorous) An old man.