Assignation

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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

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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.

Links to this – Sybaritic October 22, 2024
This comes from the ancient city of Sybaris, which was renowned for its hedonism and luxury. It’s pronounced “seh-BAR-ritick,” kind of like “arthritic.” The last two syllables run together.
Links from this – The English Assassin July 27, 2023
This is book two of the Gabriel Allon series, by Daniel Silva. This is another great spy novel – just as good as the first. This one concerns looted Jewish artwork, held in Switzerland. And just as I mentioned that Silva went hard on Israel in The Kill Artist , he goes twice as hard on the Swiss in...
Links from this – Alias Emma March 8, 2024
This was a competent spy novel. It’s the start of a series and an attempt to define the “female James Bond”: Emma Makepeace. It wasn’t bad, but I get a little tired of how every female spy is always very close to their origin story. In this particular case, this is Emma’s first mission, and there...