Assignation By Deane Barker • September 10, 2023 • Definition: time and place for a meeting This seems to have a special designation for secret meetings, especially romantic meetings. An “assignation” is often implied to mean a sexual rendezvous. Why I Looked It Up In The English Assassin, regarding morally corrupt church elders, something was described as being: […] suitable for the cardinals private assignations Postscript Added on March 17, 2024 In Alias Emma (another spy novel, coincidentally): The plan was to text Chernov from her number, inviting him to an afternoon assignation at the Four Seasons.