APPOINTEE, a foot-soldier in the French army, &c. who for his long service and bravery receives pay above private sentinels. These have been suppressed in France,
Appointee France, except in the regiment of French guards, where forty appointees are still retained to each company of 150 men.
Till the year 1670, they had also captains and lieutenants under the appellation of appointees, who, without residing in the regiment, received their pay.