ˌasigˈnāshən, ˌasēg- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English assignacion, from Middle French, from Latin assignation-, assignatio, from assignatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. obsolete : authoritative order
2.
a. obsolete : assignment of funds : allowance
b. : something assigned (as a sum of money)
c. obsolete : a piece of paper currency
3.
a. : a making over by transfer of title : assignment
b. : an assigning by allotment : apportionment
4. : an appointment of time and place for a meeting especially for illicit sexual relations
known places of assignation — E.A.Armstrong
returned from an assignation with his mistress — W.B.Yeats
5. : attribution , ascription
the assignation to Mark Twain of “everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it” — Saturday Review
Synonyms: see engagement