English → Latin
“assignation” in Latin
cōnstituōto place, put, locate, lay; to set up, establish, constitute, found; to build, erect, constructassignātiōmarking, showing, assignment, allotment, allocationattribūtiōassignment of a debt; predicate, attributeperscrīptiōact of writing down; entry (in a book); assignment (act of assigning)dēlēgātiōan assignment (of debt), substitution; delegation of one person by another
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
assignation
constitutum (assignation and place of assignation): to have an assignation with anybody, constitutum habere cum aliquo: to make an assignation with anybody, constituere alicui (Juv., 3, 12, Rupert.): to keep an assignation, venire ad constitutum. ☞ These are general terms, not confined to the appointments of lovers.
The making over anything to anybody: assignatio: attributio: perscriptio: delegatio. Syn. of verbs in ASSIGN.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for assignation?
- The usual Latin words for “assignation” are cōnstituō, assignātiō, attribūtiō; also perscrīptiō, dēlēgātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.