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Assignation

Assignation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Assignation? [n] the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" [n] a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Assignation: allocation \| allotment \| apportioning \| apportionment \| parceling \| parcelling \| tryst Related Terms \| Find terms related to Assignation: abalienation \| accounting for \| agreement \| alienation \| amortization \| amortizement \| answerability \| application \| appointment \| arrangement \| arrogation \| ascription \| assemblee \| assembly \| assignation house \| assignment \| at home \| attachment \| attribution \| ball \| bargain and sale \| barter \| bequeathal \| blame \| brawl \| caucus \| cession \| charge \| colloquium \| commission \| committee \| conclave \| concourse \| conferment \| conferral \| congregation \| congress \| connection with \| consignation \| consignment \| conventicle \| convention \| conveyance \| conveyancing \| convocation \| council \| credit \| dance \| date \| deeding \| deliverance \| delivery \| demise \| derivation from \| diet \| disposal \| disposition \| eisteddfod \| enfeoffment \| etiology \| exchange \| festivity \| fete \| forgathering \| forum \| gathering \| get-together \| giving \| honor \| housewarming \| imputation \| lease and release \| levee \| love nest \| meet \| meeting \| meeting place \| palaetiology \| panel \| party \| place of assignation \| placement \| plenum \| prom \| quorum \| rally \| reception \| reference to \| rendezvous \| responsibility \| saddling \| sale \| seance \| session \| settlement \| settling \| shindig \| sit-in \| sitting \| soiree \| surrender \| symposium \| synod \| trading \| transfer \| transference \| transmission \| transmittal \| tryst \| turnout \| understanding \| vesting See Also \| deal \| distribution \| grant \| parcel \| portion \| rationing \| reallocation \| reallotment \| reapportionment \| rendezvous \| share \| subsidisation \| subsidization Assignation In Webster's Dictionary \As`sig*na"tion\, n. [L. assignatio, fr. assignare: cf. F. assignation.] 1. The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment. This order being taken in the senate, as touching the appointment and assignation of those provinces. --Holland. 2. An appointment of time and place for meeting or interview; -- used chiefly of love interviews, and now commonly in a bad sense. While nymphs take treats, or assignations give. --Pope. 3. A making over by transfer of title; assignment. {House of assignation}, a house in which appointments for sexual intercourse are fulfilled.

Assignation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Assignation?

[n] the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
[n] a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)

Assignation In Webster's Dictionary

\As`sig*na"tion\, n. [L. assignatio, fr. assignare:
cf. F. assignation.]
1. The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.

         This order being taken in the senate, as touching
         the appointment and assignation of those provinces.
                                               --Holland.

2. An appointment of time and place for meeting or interview;
   -- used chiefly of love interviews, and now commonly in a
   bad sense.

         While nymphs take treats, or assignations give.
                                               --Pope.

3. A making over by transfer of title; assignment.

{House of assignation}, a house in which appointments for
   sexual intercourse are fulfilled.

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