assignation

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I assume that a house of assignation is a golden enterprise. "

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  1. noun The act of assigning.
  2. noun Something assigned, especially an allotment.
  3. noun An appointment for a meeting between lovers; a tryst. See Synonyms at engagement.

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  • Ramses insisted it must be a trick, but even he admitted the place and time of the assignation were those such a woman might have chosen. —  52316_ApeWhoGuardsTheBalance
  • Delaunay's choice for Alcuin's third assignation was a true stroke of genius. —  Carey, Jaqueline - Kushiel's Dart orig
  • My second assignation, a member of the Exchequer who paid dearly for the privilege, could not have been more different. —  Carey, Jaqueline - Kushiel's Dart orig
  • After each assignation, always, came the interview. —  Carey, Jaqueline - Kushiel's Dart orig
  • Vote for H. R 2755 Federal Reserve Abolition act - As President John F. Kennedy intended when he signed EXECUTIVE ORDER 1110 six months prior to his assignation which would eliminate the CFR, IRS, and Federal Reserve from Global tyranny if enforced today! —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
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  1. = French assignation, from Latin assignatio(n-), assignment, allotment, from assignare, past participle assignatus: see assign, v.
 

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/æsɪgˈneɪʃən/
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