[syn: allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Assignation \As`sig*na"tion\, n. [L. assignatio, fr. assignare:
cf. F. assignation.]
1. The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.
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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.
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While nymphs take treats, or assignations give.
--Pope.
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3. A making over by transfer of title; assignment.
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House of assignation, a house in which appointments for
sexual intercourse are fulfilled.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
assignation
n 1: a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) [syn:
assignation, tryst]
2: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning;
distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats
in the House of Representatives is based on the relative
population of each state" [syn: allotment, apportionment,
apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling,
assignation]