assignation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   often dated: a secret appointment to meet, especially between lovers

   They arranged an assignation at a quiet hotel outside the city.

2. 2
   noun

   formal or historical: the act of assigning, allocating, or designating something

   The document recorded the assignation of land to the monastery.

From Middle English assignacioun, through Old French assignacion, from Latin assignatio, 'an allotment or appointment,' from assignare, 'to assign.' The appointment sense narrowed especially to clandestine romantic meetings.

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