Definition
A secret meeting or appointment, especially one between lovers; or the act of assigning or allotting something to someone.
Etymology
From Old French 'assignacion,' derived from Latin 'assignatio' (an allotting, apportionment). The romantic sense emerged in English as a specialized use emphasizing the clandestine nature of the meeting.
Kelly Says
The dual meaning of 'assignation' is delightfully hypocritical—it literally means 'an appointment' but became specifically code for illicit romantic meetings, as if keeping lovers secret was morally different from keeping other secrets.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስተላለ祝
ma-ste-la-le-chu
ARالعربية
مُنْتَسِب
mu-n-ta-si-b
BNবাংলা
সম্প্রাপ্ত
som-pra-pt
CACatalà
assignació
a-si-g-na-cio
CSČeština
assignace
a-ssi-gn-ace
DADansk
assignation
a-si-g-na-tion
DEDeutsch
Zuteilung
tsu-te-i-lung
ELΕλληνικά
αποστολή
a-pos-to-li
ESEspañol
asignación
a-si-g-na-s-ion
FISuomi
assignaatio
a-ssi-g-na-tio
FRFrançais
assignation
a-si-g-na-s-ion
HEעברית
הקצאה
ha-kat-sa-a
HUMagyar
megnevezés
meg-ne-ve-zes
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemberian
pem-be-ri-an
ITItaliano
assegnazione
a-s-se-g-na-zione
MSBahasa Melayu
pemberian
pem-be-ri-an
MYမြန်မာ
ပို့ပေးခြင်း
po-t-pe-chi-ng
NLNederlands
assignatie
a-si-g-na-tie
NONorsk
assignation
a-si-g-na-tion
PLPolski
assignacja
a-si-g-na-cja
PTPortuguês
atribuição
a-tri-bui-sao
RORomână
asignare
a-si-g-na-re
RUРусский
назначение
na-z-na-che-nie
SVSvenska
assignation
a-si-g-na-tion
SWKiswahili
uteuzi
u-te-u-zi
TAதமிழ்
ஒதுக்கீடு
o-thuk-kee-du
TEతెలుగు
విభజన
vi-bha-jan
THไทย
การจัดสรร
gaan-jat-sa-ron
TLTL
pagkakaloob
pa-gka-ka-loob
UKУкраїнська
призначення
pri-zna-chen-nya
VITiếng Việt
sự phân bổ
su-phan-bo
ZUZU
isivumelwano
i-si-vu-me-lwa-no