reassignation
ɪgˈneɪ noun
1.
an appointment for a meeting, especially a lover's secret rendezvous.
2.
the act of assigning; assignment.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a secret or forbidden arrangement to meet, esp one between lovers |
| 2. | the act of assigning; assignment |
| 3. | chiefly (Scot) law another word for assignment |
| [C14: from Old French, from Latin assignātiō a marking out; see | |
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Word Origin & History
assignation
c.1400, "appointment by authority," from O.Fr. assignacion (14c., Mod.Fr. assignation), from L. assignationem "allotment," noun of action from assignare (see assign). Meaning "action of legally transfering" (a right or property) is from 1570s; that of "a meeting by arrangement, tryst" is from 1650s.
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