01 n. The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.
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1.
The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.“This order being taken in the senate, as touching the appointment and assignation of those provinces.” — Holland.
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2.
An appointment of time and place for meeting or interview; -- used chiefly of love interviews, and now commonly in a bad sense.“While nymphs take treats, or assignations give.” — Pope.
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3.
A making over by transfer of title; assignment.
Phrases & compounds
House of assignation —
a house in which appointments for sexual intercourse are fulfilled.