assignation
noun/ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃn/
/ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃn/
(formal or humorous)- a meeting, especially a secret one, often for sexual or romantic reasons
- rumours about his secret assignations with a mystery woman
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘command, appointment to office, or allotment of revenue’): via Old French from Latin assignatio(n-), from the verb assignare, from ad- ‘to’ + signare ‘to sign’.Definitions on the go
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