Emily Dickinson Lexicon

REN'DEZ-VOUS, n. [Fr. rendez vous, render yourselves, repair to a place. This word is anglicized, and may well be pronounced as an English word.]

1. A place appointed for the assembling of troops, or the place where they assemble; or the port or place where ships are ordered to join company.
2. A place of meeting, or a sign that draws men together. [Rarely used.]
3. An assembly; a meeting. [Rarely used.]