allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
(noun) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; “the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state”
assignation, tryst
(noun) a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
assignation (countable and uncountable, plural assignations)
An appointment for a meeting, generally of a romantic or sexual nature.
The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.
A making over by transfer of title; assignment.
Modern usage confines the word to mean an agreed-upon place for illicit sex, but earlier usage is broader, and considerably more innocent.
• saginations
Source: Wiktionary
As`sig*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. assignatio, fr. assignare: cf. F. assignation.]
1. The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment. This order being taken in the senate, as touching the appointment and assignation of those provinces. Holland.
2. An appointment of time and place for meeting or interview; -- used chiefly of love interviews, and now commonly in a bad sense. While nymphs take treats, or assignations give. Pope.
3. A making over by transfer of title; assignment. House of assignation, a house in which appointments for sexual intercourse are fulfilled.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2025
(noun) a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; “market runups are invariably followed by a correction”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
