v.
- allocate (a task or duty) to someone.
▸appoint to a particular task.
- designate or set aside for a specific purpose.
▸attribute (something) to a group or person.
- transfer (legal rights or liabilities).
n.
Law another term for
assignee.
Derivative
- assignable adj.
- assigner
(also assignor)
n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. asigner, assiner, from L. assignare, from ad- ‘to’ + signare ‘to sign’.