noun
assignation
The act of assigning something to a person or purpose.
The document recorded the assignation of the funds.
Etymology
Latin assignare meant to mark out or allot. Assignation names that allocating action, identifying the act by which something is designated for a particular person or purpose.
More examples
- Assignation of responsibility followed the reorganization.
- The clerk confirmed the assignation of the property.
- They disputed the legal assignation of the claim.
Forms
assignation
assign verb — allocate or designate
Similar words
- assignment
- Assignment is the usual word; assignation survives in particular formal or legal contexts.
- allocation
- Allocation distributes resources; assignation may also transfer a right or claim.