-nmənt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English assignement, from Middle French, from Old French, from assigner to assign + -ment
1. : the act of assigning: as
a. : allotment
the assignment of land to veterans
b. : a pointing out or specifying
assignment of error in proceedings for review
c. : allegement , statement
the assignment of these reasons
d. : attribution
his assignment of different functions to different parts
2.
a. : a position, post, or office to which one is assigned : appointment
his assignment as vice-consul in Liverpool
his assignment as minister of two rural churches
b. : a specified amount of work or a definite task or mission assigned by authority or undertaken as though so assigned
an assignment of 10 arithmetic problems
the reporter's assignment was to interview the congressman
3.
a. : the transfer to another of one's legal interest or right ; especially : the transfer of property to be held in trust or to be used for the benefit of creditors
b. : the document by which such an interest or right is transferred
Synonyms: see task