Noun: assignation ,a-sig'ney-shun
- A secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
"They planned an assignation in the park";
- tryst
- The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
"The assignation of tasks was done fairly among team members";
- allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling [US], parcelling
Derived forms: assignations
Type of: distribution, rendezvous
Encyclopedia: Assignation