Definition of assignation
Noun
assignation (plural assignations)
- An appointment for a meeting, generally of a romantic or sexual nature.
1749 As soon as Mr. Barville saw me, he got up, with a visible air of pleasure and surprize, and saluting me, asked Mrs. Cole if it was possible that so fine and delicate a creature would voluntarily submit to such sufferings and rigours as were the subject of his assignation. - John Cleland, Memoirs of Fanny Hill.
Usage notes
Modern usage confines the word to mean an agreed-upon place for illicit sex, but earlier usage is broader, and considerably more innocent.
Anagrams
- Alphagram: aagiinnosst
- saginations
References:
- Wiktionary. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
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