verb
(transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
(transitive) To appoint or select (someone) for some office.
(transitive) To allot or give (something) as a task.
(transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories.
(transitive, law) To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another.
(transitive, programming) To give (a value) to a variable.
noun
An assignee.
(obsolete) A thing relating or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.
(obsolete) An assignment or appointment.
(obsolete) A design or purpose.