n.1 a something fixed or fastened in position. b (usu. predic.) colloq. a person or thing confined to or established in one place (he seems to be a fixture).
2 a a sporting event, esp. a match, race, etc. b the date agreed for this.
3 (in pl.) Law articles attached to a house or land and regarded as legally part of it.
Etymology: alt. of obs. fixure f. LL fixura f. L figere fix- fix