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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Assignation \As`sig*na"tion\, n. [L. assignatio, fr. assignare: cf. F. assignation.] 1. The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment. [1913 Webster] This order being taken in the senate, as touching the appointment and assignation of those provinces. --Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. An appointment of time and place for meeting or interview; -- used chiefly of love interviews, and now commonly in a bad sense. [1913 Webster] While nymphs take treats, or assignations give. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. A making over by transfer of title; assignment. [1913 Webster] House of assignation, a house in which appointments for sexual intercourse are fulfilled. [1913 Webster]