assignation

[ as-ig-ney-shuhn ]

noun

1. an appointment for a meeting, especially a lover's secret rendezvous.
2. the act of assigning; assignment.

assignation

/ ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. a secret or forbidden arrangement to meet, esp one between lovers
2. the act of assigning; assignment
3. law another word for assignment

Other Words From

• reas·sig·nation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of assignation¹

1400–50; late Middle English assignacioun < Latin assignātiōn- (stem of assignātiō ). See assign, -ation

Word History and Origins

Origin of assignation¹

C14: from Old French, from Latin assignātiō a marking out; see assign

Example Sentences

One can see an assignation end hopelessly, another can see it freighted with possibility.

From The Daily Beast

Pros: Getting to picture yourself gliding efficiently through town, perhaps en route to a snowy assignation.

From The Daily Beast

Leave them alone for half an hour, and they will consummate the assignation in a hall closet or a public park.

From The Daily Beast

The picture turned his private assignation into a spectacle for all the world—and his wife—to see.

From The Daily Beast

No girl would make an assignation at that hour just to tell a man that she intended to meet him again the next day.

From Project Gutenberg

I had an assignation with her here, but your coming spoiled my sport.

From Project Gutenberg

I warrant you have made an assignation to instruct some lady in the mathematics.

From Project Gutenberg

Indeed, it was chiefly upon that account that the assignation had been fixed so late.

From Project Gutenberg

She was convinced that the writing was Harry's, but whom could the assignation be intended for?

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• rendezvous
• tryst