Etymology: modification of Late Latin fixura, from Latin fixus
Date: 1598
1: the act or process of fixing : the state of being fixed 2 a: something that is fixed or attached (as to a building) as a permanent appendage or as a structural part <a plumbing fixture>b: a device for supporting work during machining c: an item of movable property so incorporated into real property that it may be regarded as legally a part of it 3: a familiar or invariably present element or feature in some particular setting; especially: a person long associated with a place or activity 4: a settled date or time especially for a sporting or festive event; also: such an event especially as a regularly scheduled affair