1. (

• assignation ,
• tryst

) a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) ;

2. (

• allotment ,
• apportionment ,
• apportioning ,
• allocation ,
• parceling ,
• parcelling ,
• assignation ,

) 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" ;