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destination|dɛstɪˈneɪʃən|
[ad. L. dēstinātiōn-em, n. of action from dēstināre to destine: cf. F. destination (12– 13th c.) perh. the immediate source, It. destinazione.]
1. The action of destining, appointing, foreordaining, or setting apart to a particular use, purpose, or end; the fact of being destined. (In mod. use influenced by sense 2.)
1598Florio, Destinatione, destination. 1623Cockeram, Destination, an appointment. 1628Spencer Logick 208 The flesh of man and beasts doe differ in their proper being, and Gods destination. 1755Young Centaur i. Wks. 1757 IV. 114 It is said, there must be heresies..And why? There is..no fatal necessity for them, from God's destination. 1762Kames Elem. Crit. (1763) I. ii. 246 No other branch of the human constitution shows more visibly our destination for society..than appetite for fame. 1868M. Pattison Academ. Org. v. 120 That the destination given to these endowments by their founders was wise and politic.
b. transf. The end or purpose for which a person or thing is destined; in quot. 1749, the profession or business for which a person is destined.
a1656Bp. J. Hall Rem. Wks. (1660) II. 258 Relative, I say, not inherent in themselves but in reference to their use, and destination. 1749Chesterfield Lett. II. ccvii. 293 In your destination you will have frequent occasions to speak in public. 1755Young Centaur ii. Wks. 1757 IV. 160 There is not a fly, but has had infinite wisdom concern'd not only in its structure, but in its destination. 1795Christian in Blackstone's Comm. (1809) IV. 82 Sending intelligence to the enemy of the destinations and designs of this kingdom, in order to assist them in their operations against us..is high treason. 1876Mozley Univ. Serm. xiii. 235 A destination above the objects, the employments, and the abilities of this world.
2. spec. The fact of being destined or bound for a particular place; hence, short for place of destination, the place for which a person or thing is destined; the intended end of a journey or course. (Now the usual sense.)
1787Canning Microcosm. No. 32 ⁋2 That traveller will arrive sooner at his place of destination. 1797Mrs. Radcliffe Italian vi, Anxiety as to the place of her destination. a1813Southey Nelson I. 199 (L.) ‘It [the fleet] has as many destinations’ he [Nelson] said ‘as there were countries’. 1828Webster, s.v., The ship left her destination; but it is more usual to say, the place of her destination. 1832H. Martineau Ireland iii. 45 She..held by his arm till they arrived at their destination. 1885Act 48–49 Vict. c. 60 §20 Ships..whose last port of clearance or port of destination is in any such possession. 1891Leeds Mercury 27 May 5/1 [He] has at length arrived at his destination.
3. Sc. Law.
a. The nomination, by the will of the proprietor, of successors to heritable or movable property in a certain order.
b. The series of heirs succeeding to such property, whether by will or by the course of law.
1754Erskine Princ. Sc. Law (1809) 130 Subjects originally moveable become heritable: 1. By the proprietor's destination. Thus, a jewel, or any other moveable subject, may be provided to the heir. 1861W. Bell Dict. Law Scot. s.v., A destination ‘to A. and his heirs of line’, carries the property to the heir in heritage, exclusive of the heir of conquest..A destination to heirs-male excludes females. 1884Law Reports 9 App. Cases 325 Destinations in favour of such third persons..are presumed to be testamentary and revocable.
▸ destination wedding n. orig. U.S. a wedding held in a location chosen primarily for its attractions as a holiday destination.
1990Orlando (Florida) Sentinel 11 Sept. e4/5 The *destination wedding is definitely going to be the coming thing. 2006Independent (Nexis) 4 July (Features section) 5 At a girlfriend's ‘destination wedding’ last year, at a couples-only resort in Jamaica, I learnt that hooking up at weddings has its downside. |