I. ˈske-(ˌ)jül, -jəl, Canad also ˈshe-, Britain usually ˈshe-(ˌ)dyül noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin scedula slip, page, charter, from Late Latin schedula slip of paper, diminutive of Latin * scheda strip of papyrus, probably back-formation from Latin schedium impromptu speech, from Greek schedion, from neuter of schedios casual; akin to Greek schedon near at hand, echein to seize, have
Date: 14th century
1.
a. obsolete : a written document
b. : a statement of supplementary details appended to a legal or legislative document
2. : a written or printed list, catalog, or inventory ; also : timetable 1
3. : program ; especially : a procedural plan that indicates the time and sequence of each operation
finished on schedule
4. : a body of items to be dealt with : agenda
5. often capitalized : a governmental list of drugs all subject to the same legal restrictions and controls — usually used with a Roman numeral I to V indicating decreasing potential for abuse or addiction
II. transitive verb
( sched·uled ; sched·ul·ing )
Date: 1843
1. : to appoint, assign, or designate for a fixed time
2.
a. : to place in a schedule
b. : to make a schedule of
• sched·ul·er noun