Found 2 items, similar to Assignation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: assignation assignation n 1: a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) [syn: 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Assignation Assignation \As`sig*na"tion\, n. [L. assignatio, fr. assignare: cf. F. assignation.] 1. The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment. [1913 Webster] This order being taken in the senate, as touching the appointment and assignation of those provinces. --Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. An appointment of time and place for meeting or interview; -- used chiefly of love interviews, and now commonly in a bad sense. [1913 Webster] While nymphs take treats, or assignations give. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. A making over by transfer of title; assignment. [1913 Webster] House of assignation, a house in which appointments for sexual intercourse are fulfilled. [1913 Webster]