designationn.

Brit.

/ˌdɛzᵻɡˈneɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: Middle English designacioun, Middle English desygnacion, 1500s– designation; also Scottish pre-1700 designatioun.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin dēsignātiōn- , dēsignātiō ; design v., -ation suffix.

Etymology: Partly < classical Latin dēsignātiōn-, dēsignātiō demarcation, figure, diagram, specification, arrangement, disposition, layout, appointment, election ( < dēsignāt- , past participial stem of dēsignāre design v. + -iō -ion suffix¹), and partly (especially in sense 6) < design v. + -ation suffix. Compare classical Latin dissignātiō plan, arrangement, with which dēsignātiō is sometimes confused. Compare Middle French desinacion, Middle French, French désignation (from 1355 to 1476 in a small number of attestations, subsequently from 1690), Spanish designación (1414), Italian designazione (14th cent.).

a. The action or an act of marking or pointing out; indication of a particular person, place, or thing by a word, sign, symbol, etc. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > designation > [noun]

designationa1398

consignment1563

designment1635

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 328 Alpha is y write for designacioun of lettres [L. designatione linearum], for among þe grees þis lettre tokneþ oon.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxix. 192 Wherefore was it said vnto Moyses by particular designation, This very place..is holy grounde.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. vii. 357 The designation of an end in working is the great perfection of an intelligent Agent.

1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 640 To spread the earth before him and commend, With designation of the finger's end, Its various parts.

1794 W. Paley View Evidences Christianity ii. i. 333 The designation of the time would have been more determinate.

1821 J. Bentham Elements Art of Packing 125 One of the names employed by mathematicians for the designation of their unknown quantities.

1860 R. C. Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey xv. 164 The intention with which he thus designated Jesus unto them: they understand it..not at the first designation.

1905 Southeastern Reporter 48 36/1 His designation of the place where the watch was found.

2007 C. E. Grantham et al. Corporate Agility vi. 131 Space, light, and air [in the workplace] soon began to serve another purpose—the designation of status.

b. concrete. Something used for this; a distinctive mark or indication; a sign or symbol. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > mark of identification > [noun]

marklOE

signc1300

charactc1384

signaclec1384

badge1526

earmark1551

character1597

signature1605

stampa1616

designation1646

signation1646

insignition1660

signate1662

ear tag1876

ken-mark1885

laundry mark1924

pink triangle1950

sigillum1966

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. xiii. 224 Those stars..were indeed but designations of such quarters and portions of the yeare, wherein the same were observed.

1795 T. Maurice Hist. Hindostan I. ix. 300 The Chinese zodiac..is..divided into twelve signs, distinguished by as many figures, all bestial, and some of them very singular and eccentric designations.

1829 J. Togno & E. Durand tr. H. Milne-Edwards & P. Vavasseur Man. Materia Medica i. 42 The word ana..is placed before the designation of the quantity common to both.

1928 H. Szold & P. Radin tr. L. Ginzberg Legends Jews (1998) VI. 248 (note) This designation of the lion is very frequent in Jewish literature.

†2. Drawing, outline; sketching, delineation. Also: a drawing or diagram. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > [noun]

arts of imitation1638

design1638

art1668

fine arts1686

imitative arts1753

designation1796

fine art1804

beaux arts1821

visual art1857

machine art1945

picturedom1945

1570 H. Billingsley in tr. Euclid Elements Geom. f. 312 This definition of a solide is without any designation of forme or figure easily vnderstanded.

1696 H. Sloane in Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 113 In my whole Discourse of the Cycloid, or the restored Trilinear (which is a Figure of Arches)..the Arch a is no Ingredient in the designation.

1712 H. Ditton Treat. Perspective Demonstrative & Pract. p. ix It denotes in general, a Delineation or Designation by perpendicular lines.

1796 J. West Gossip's Story I. 4 A mere novice in landscape designation, I confine myself to the delineation of..human character.

a. Scots Law. The setting apart of a manse or glebe from church lands for the use of the minister (cf. design v. 5). Now rare (historical in later use).

ΘΚΠ

society > law > transfer of property > [noun]

release1344

alienationc1425

conveying1483

transportc1485

state making1487

conveyance1523

designation1573

transferring1573

assignation1579

dispose1591

assignment1592

convey1592

disposing1638

disposurea1649

attornment1650

abalienation1656

transfer1674

disposal1697

conveyancing1714

transference1766

disposition1861

1573 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) A1573/1/6 Upoun the said marking and designatioun, the archibishope..sall gif his testimoniall, bering how he, [etc.].

a1646 R. Spotiswoode Practicks Laws of Scotl. (1706) 188 The designation of a ministers glebe must bear that it was made by such and such of the ministry.

1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. V. 366 In 1726, the heritor agreed to build a manse at Lochlee, and to the designation of a new glebe there.

1864 Jrnl. Jurispr. 11 564 The minister of Dalgety in 1862..stating..that he was entitled to have grass designed to him,..and praying the Presbytery to make the necessary designation accordingly.

1905 R. M. Fergusson Logie Parish Hist. II. iii. 37 The designation of glebes, after the Reformation, was regulated by statute.

b. gen. The action or an act of setting aside or appointing something (now esp. money) to or for a particular purpose or use.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > ordinance, prescription, or appointment

besight1258

ordainmenta1325

constitution1393

assignationa1400

signmentc1425

appointmentc1440

steveningc1440

pointingc1449

ordinationc1450

instituting1534

prescription1542

prescribement1563

assignment1597

nomination1597

designation1609

consignation1650

reassignment1650

reassignation1655

consignmenta1668

appunctuation1768

destination1868

allocation1876

1609 Bible (Douay) I. 2 Mal. xxvi. 26 (margin) Thinges are sanctified by designation to holie vse.

1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies iii. i. 6 Designation or deputation is when a man appoints a thing for such an use.

1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 329 To make various designations of their profits.

1796 C. Marshall Introd. Knowl. & Pract. Gardening 174 The designation of trees to a wall necessarily occasions cutting.

1835 J. G. Dana Rep. Select Cases Court of Appeals Kentucky 2 195 The designation of funds or property for charitable purposes.

1986 S. N. Anabtawi Palestinian Higher Educ. West Bank & Gaza iii. 64 The designation of money for a classroom building.

2000 Harbor Services Fee Proposal (U. S. Congr. Comm. Transportation) 50 The designation of a portion of customs receipts to dredging and harbor funds.

c. The action or process of designating a place for a special purpose or conferring upon it a special status.

ΚΠ

1839 Corr. relating to Slave Trade in Parl. Papers: Accts. & Papers XIX. 75 The designation of a place..where the black soldiers of the ‘Romney’ could enjoy themselves without going beyond it.

1916 Jrnl. Cleveland Engin. Soc. Mar. 350 Applications for the designation of land for dry farming under the ‘enlarged homestead act’..are also acted on by this board.

1940 Hansard Commons 5 Mar. 195 Mr. Woodburn asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in his designation of a part of Scotland as a prohibited area, he has considered the repercussions of this decision on the Scottish tourist industry.

1950 G. O. Robinson Oak Ridge Story vi. 88 The Laboratory has been enlarged in the past few years in keeping with its designation as a permanent National Laboratory.

2001 Victorian Nov. 13/3 Designation as a conservation area has not always had such happy results as in Ancoats.

d. U.S. The allotment of ground for oyster culture; (concrete) the ground thus allotted. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1855 Suppl. to Connecticut Courant 4 Aug. 140/2 If any person shall apply for and procure any designation of a place for the planting of oysters.

1881 E. Ingersoll Oyster-industry (10th Census U.S.: Bureau of Fisheries) i. 65 The legislature of 1875 passed an amendment exempting Orange, New Haven, and East Haven from the enactment prohibiting the setting apart or ‘designation’ of ‘natural oyster-beds’ for purposes of planting or cultivation.

1890 Ann. Rep. (Connecticut Bureau Labor Statistics) 198 Within the above area are several lots or designations owned by individuals and used by them for the planting and cultivation of oysters.

1903 Lawyers Rep. Annotated 60 519/2 A statute providing that the designation of oyster grounds shall be valid, although such places may have been natural oyster beds.

a. The action or an act of appointing or nominating a person for a particular office or post; the fact of being thus chosen; appointment or nomination.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > [noun] > nomination to office

namingc1300

nomination1430

designment1582

nominatinga1599

designation1605

nominature1864

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Bb2 There hath not been..any Publique Designation of Writers or Enquirers.

1640 Bp. J. Hall Episcopacie ii. xvi. 176 It was in the Bishops power to raise the Clergie from one degree to another, neither might they refuse his designations.

1689 Reflect. Late & Present Proc. in Eng. 10 Till the King in Designation be actually invested with the Regal Office.

1767 Crit. Rev. Apr. 319 Moses..might pray that this designation of himself in particular, to raise up a great people,..might be blotted out.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. iv. 458 By designation of the Greeks was sent Ambassador.

1842 C. Elliott Delineation Rom. Catholicism II. iii. xi. 312 The designation of the person by election or otherwise.

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) II. ix. 378 This quasi designation of Eadward to the crown.

1922 F. Grendon Love Chase v. 448 A brief communication..notified him of Mr. Lloyd's death, and confirmed the fact of his designation as the residuary legatee.

1990 Nation (N.Y.) 12 Nov. 575/3 The first work by director JoAnne Akalaitis to be seen at the Public Theater since her designation as Joseph Papp's heir apparent.

2000 C. H. Lawrence in A. Hastings et al. Oxf. Compan. Christian Thought 431/1 The abuses of lay control symbolized by the designation and investiture of bishops by lay princes.

†b. The appointment of a thing; the summoning of an assembly. Obsolete.

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a1638 J. Mede Disc. Ezek. xx. 20, in Wks. (1672) i. 56 The designation or pitching that Seventh upon the day we call Saturday.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar ii. §9 By designation of Conventions for prayer.

1777 E. Burke Let. to Sheriffs Bristol 61 At the first designation of these assemblies.

c. The qualification or fact of being marked out or suited to a particular employment; vocation, leaning, calling. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > quality of being fitted for an employment

designation1657

1657 T. Burton Diary (1828) II. 14 That man that has a designation to that work [sc. preaching].

1749 Visct. Bolingbroke Lett. Spirit Patriotism 12 These are the men to whom the part I mentioned is assigned. Their talents denote their general designation.

1779 S. Johnson Cowley in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets I. 3 That particular designation of mind, and propensity for some certain science or employment, which is commonly called Genius.

1880 T. Finney Life & Labors E. M. Marvin v. 81 It is not probable, that the suggestion of a designation to the work of the ministry came first from any human source.

1901 E. T. Churton Foreign Missions ii. ii. 114 A designation to the Missionary Episcopate is not, in most cases, open to much suspicion. The call is plain.

a. A descriptive name, word, or phrase; (now esp.) a formal or official name, description, or title.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > descriptive or connotative name

appellation1581

designation1614

predicate1837

1614 P. Forbes Short Discov. Adversarie 5 in Def. Lawful Calling Holy scripture..addeth alwayes some distinguishing designation [to a church], as the Church which is at Rome: in Iudea: in Corinth..&c.

1688 W. Scot True Hist. Families 38 And for the Buck thou stoutly brought To us..Thy designation ever shall Be John Scot in Buckscleugh.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1734) II. 503 She [sc. Queen Anne] also fixed a new Designation on the Pretended Prince of Wales, and called him the Pretender.

a1765 J. Macpherson Crit. Diss. Anc. Caledonians (1768) xi. 145 Those who were armed with such axes..went under the name of Galloglaich... The designation of these soldiers proves, that the Scots and Irish borrowed these weapons from foreigners.

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words 150 Nip-cheese, a contemptuous designation for a parsimonious, covetous person.

1862 T. D. Rock Technologist II. 221 A beautiful orange colour very recently..was enlivening the shops of our metropolis under the designation of capucine.

1876 E. Mellor Priesthood i. 15 The name ‘priesthood’..became a designation of the whole Church of God.

1904 A. H. Church Eng. Earthenware (rev. ed.) 55 A two-handled loving cup with design in white relief on a red body..was sold..under the designation of Astbury ware.

1952 W. J. Miller Introd. Hist. Geol. (ed. 6) xi. 115 The term ‘Mexicoia’ has been proposed..as a designation for the persistent Paleozoic land mass in the Mexican area.

2010 New Yorker 4 Jan. 17/3 It has been suggested that the appropriate designation for this decade might be ‘the post-9/11 era’.

b. Law. The statement of profession, residence, etc., added for purposes of identification to a person's name.

ΚΠ

1687 J. Dalrymple Decisions Lords of Council & Session II. Index 49/1 A Writ being null for want of the Designation of the Writer.

a1768 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. (1773) I. ii. iii. §22 189 After the name and designation of the granter, follows that clause in the charter called the narrative, or recital.

1848 C. F. Shand Pract. Court of Session I. 256 Nor is it necessary in the execution of any summons..that the designation of the witness should be inserted in it.

1907 G. Lisle Encycl. Accounting VIII. 356 Here give full name and designation of creditor.

2000 M. W. D. White Austral. Maritime Law vii. 175 An officer of a corporation may sign a document on behalf of a corporation..providing there is subscribed..a legible statement of the name and designation of the signatory.

c. A name or description used to specify the origin, type, or quality of a wine, esp. one guaranteeing that the wine comes from a particular region. Also in extended use, with reference to other types of food and drink. Cf. Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > class or grade of wine > [noun]

race1630

growth1707

cru1824

designation1830

1830 Wine-drinker's Man. 262 Such are Avallon, Coulange, Tonnère, and generally all those known under the designation of Mâcon and Auxerre.

1861 I. M. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. xxxvii. 888 Round Bordeaux are produced a number of wines..which..have the designation of the particular district where they are made; as Lafitte, Latour, &c.

1915 Wine & Spirit Bull. 1 Apr. 20/2 The Anglo-Portuguese treaty..prohibited the use of the designation ‘port’ in respect of wine not produced in Portugal.

1967 A. Lichine Encycl. Wines & Spirits 356 Monopole. This designation, frequently found on wine labels, literally means ‘an exclusive’.

1999 Bon Appétit May 56/2 More than 60 million cases of wine with the Vin de Pays (VDP) designation are produced every year.

2006 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 26 Feb. (Economy, Business & Finance section) 6 In recent years, the European Union has claimed exclusivity to numerous product designations: from Port to Parma Ham, feta cheese to Champagne.

†6. Purpose, aim, intention. Cf. design n. 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose

willeOE

highOE

thoughtOE

intent?c1225

achesounc1230

attenta1250

couragec1320

devicec1320

minda1325

studya1382

understanding1382

suggestionc1390

meaninga1393

i-minda1400

minta1400

tent1399

castc1400

ettlingc1400

affecta1425

advicec1425

intention1430

purposec1430

proposea1450

intendment1450

supposing?c1450

pretensionc1456

intellectionc1460

zeal1492

hest?a1513

minting?a1513

institute?1520

intendingc1525

mindfulness1530

cogitationa1538

fordrift1549

forecast1549

designing1566

tention1587

levela1591

intendiment1595

design1597

suppose1597

aim1598

regarda1616

idea1617

contemplationa1631

speculation1631

way of thinking1650

designation1658

tend1663

would1753

predetermination1764

will to art1920

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Designation, a purposing or contriving.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. ii. 189 So far is there a constant connexion between the Sound and the Idea; and a Designation, that the one stand for the other.

1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Antiq. Jews xviii. vi, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 587 God proved opposite to his designation.

1763 F. Brooke Hist. Lady Julia Mandeville II. 2 This mutual passion is the designation of heaven to restore him.

a1806 J. Barry Lect. Design in Wks. (1809) I. 397 Our rule for judging of the mode and degree of this combination of variety and unity, seems to be..its fitness, and conformity to the designation of each species.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	designation
释义	designationn. Brit. /ˌdɛzᵻɡˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: Middle English designacioun, Middle English desygnacion, 1500s– designation; also Scottish pre-1700 designatioun. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin dēsignātiōn- , dēsignātiō ; design v., -ation suffix. Etymology: Partly < classical Latin dēsignātiōn-, dēsignātiō demarcation, figure, diagram, specification, arrangement, disposition, layout, appointment, election ( < dēsignāt- , past participial stem of dēsignāre design v. + -iō -ion suffix¹), and partly (especially in sense 6) < design v. + -ation suffix. Compare classical Latin dissignātiō plan, arrangement, with which dēsignātiō is sometimes confused. Compare Middle French desinacion, Middle French, French désignation (from 1355 to 1476 in a small number of attestations, subsequently from 1690), Spanish designación (1414), Italian designazione (14th cent.). 1. a. The action or an act of marking or pointing out; indication of a particular person, place, or thing by a word, sign, symbol, etc. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > designation > [noun] designationa1398 consignment1563 designment1635 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 328 Alpha is y write for designacioun of lettres [L. designatione linearum], for among þe grees þis lettre tokneþ oon. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxix. 192 Wherefore was it said vnto Moyses by particular designation, This very place..is holy grounde. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. vii. 357 The designation of an end in working is the great perfection of an intelligent Agent. 1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 640 To spread the earth before him and commend, With designation of the finger's end, Its various parts. View more context for this quotation 1794 W. Paley View Evidences Christianity ii. i. 333 The designation of the time would have been more determinate. 1821 J. Bentham Elements Art of Packing 125 One of the names employed by mathematicians for the designation of their unknown quantities. 1860 R. C. Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey xv. 164 The intention with which he thus designated Jesus unto them: they understand it..not at the first designation. 1905 Southeastern Reporter 48 36/1 His designation of the place where the watch was found. 2007 C. E. Grantham et al. Corporate Agility vi. 131 Space, light, and air [in the workplace] soon began to serve another purpose—the designation of status. b. concrete. Something used for this; a distinctive mark or indication; a sign or symbol. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > mark of identification > [noun] marklOE signc1300 charactc1384 signaclec1384 badge1526 earmark1551 character1597 signature1605 stampa1616 designation1646 signation1646 insignition1660 signate1662 ear tag1876 ken-mark1885 laundry mark1924 pink triangle1950 sigillum1966 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. xiii. 224 Those stars..were indeed but designations of such quarters and portions of the yeare, wherein the same were observed. View more context for this quotation 1795 T. Maurice Hist. Hindostan I. ix. 300 The Chinese zodiac..is..divided into twelve signs, distinguished by as many figures, all bestial, and some of them very singular and eccentric designations. 1829 J. Togno & E. Durand tr. H. Milne-Edwards & P. Vavasseur Man. Materia Medica i. 42 The word ana..is placed before the designation of the quantity common to both. 1928 H. Szold & P. Radin tr. L. Ginzberg Legends Jews (1998) VI. 248 (note) This designation of the lion is very frequent in Jewish literature. †2. Drawing, outline; sketching, delineation. Also: a drawing or diagram. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > [noun] arts of imitation1638 design1638 art1668 fine arts1686 imitative arts1753 designation1796 fine art1804 beaux arts1821 visual art1857 machine art1945 picturedom1945 1570 H. Billingsley in tr. Euclid Elements Geom. f. 312 This definition of a solide is without any designation of forme or figure easily vnderstanded. 1696 H. Sloane in Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 113 In my whole Discourse of the Cycloid, or the restored Trilinear (which is a Figure of Arches)..the Arch a is no Ingredient in the designation. 1712 H. Ditton Treat. Perspective Demonstrative & Pract. p. ix It denotes in general, a Delineation or Designation by perpendicular lines. 1796 J. West Gossip's Story I. 4 A mere novice in landscape designation, I confine myself to the delineation of..human character. 3. a. Scots Law. The setting apart of a manse or glebe from church lands for the use of the minister (cf. design v. 5). Now rare (historical in later use). ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > [noun] release1344 alienationc1425 conveying1483 transportc1485 state making1487 conveyance1523 designation1573 transferring1573 assignation1579 dispose1591 assignment1592 convey1592 disposing1638 disposurea1649 attornment1650 abalienation1656 transfer1674 disposal1697 conveyancing1714 transference1766 disposition1861 1573 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) A1573/1/6 Upoun the said marking and designatioun, the archibishope..sall gif his testimoniall, bering how he, [etc.]. a1646 R. Spotiswoode Practicks Laws of Scotl. (1706) 188 The designation of a ministers glebe must bear that it was made by such and such of the ministry. 1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. V. 366 In 1726, the heritor agreed to build a manse at Lochlee, and to the designation of a new glebe there. 1864 Jrnl. Jurispr. 11 564 The minister of Dalgety in 1862..stating..that he was entitled to have grass designed to him,..and praying the Presbytery to make the necessary designation accordingly. 1905 R. M. Fergusson Logie Parish Hist. II. iii. 37 The designation of glebes, after the Reformation, was regulated by statute. b. gen. The action or an act of setting aside or appointing something (now esp. money) to or for a particular purpose or use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > ordinance, prescription, or appointment besight1258 ordainmenta1325 constitution1393 assignationa1400 signmentc1425 appointmentc1440 steveningc1440 pointingc1449 ordinationc1450 instituting1534 prescription1542 prescribement1563 assignment1597 nomination1597 designation1609 consignation1650 reassignment1650 reassignation1655 consignmenta1668 appunctuation1768 destination1868 allocation1876 1609 Bible (Douay) I. 2 Mal. xxvi. 26 (margin) Thinges are sanctified by designation to holie vse. 1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies iii. i. 6 Designation or deputation is when a man appoints a thing for such an use. 1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 329 To make various designations of their profits. 1796 C. Marshall Introd. Knowl. & Pract. Gardening 174 The designation of trees to a wall necessarily occasions cutting. 1835 J. G. Dana Rep. Select Cases Court of Appeals Kentucky 2 195 The designation of funds or property for charitable purposes. 1986 S. N. Anabtawi Palestinian Higher Educ. West Bank & Gaza iii. 64 The designation of money for a classroom building. 2000 Harbor Services Fee Proposal (U. S. Congr. Comm. Transportation) 50 The designation of a portion of customs receipts to dredging and harbor funds. c. The action or process of designating a place for a special purpose or conferring upon it a special status. ΚΠ 1839 Corr. relating to Slave Trade in Parl. Papers: Accts. & Papers XIX. 75 The designation of a place..where the black soldiers of the ‘Romney’ could enjoy themselves without going beyond it. 1916 Jrnl. Cleveland Engin. Soc. Mar. 350 Applications for the designation of land for dry farming under the ‘enlarged homestead act’..are also acted on by this board. 1940 Hansard Commons 5 Mar. 195 Mr. Woodburn asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in his designation of a part of Scotland as a prohibited area, he has considered the repercussions of this decision on the Scottish tourist industry. 1950 G. O. Robinson Oak Ridge Story vi. 88 The Laboratory has been enlarged in the past few years in keeping with its designation as a permanent National Laboratory. 2001 Victorian Nov. 13/3 Designation as a conservation area has not always had such happy results as in Ancoats. d. U.S. The allotment of ground for oyster culture; (concrete) the ground thus allotted. Now rare. ΚΠ 1855 Suppl. to Connecticut Courant 4 Aug. 140/2 If any person shall apply for and procure any designation of a place for the planting of oysters. 1881 E. Ingersoll Oyster-industry (10th Census U.S.: Bureau of Fisheries) i. 65 The legislature of 1875 passed an amendment exempting Orange, New Haven, and East Haven from the enactment prohibiting the setting apart or ‘designation’ of ‘natural oyster-beds’ for purposes of planting or cultivation. 1890 Ann. Rep. (Connecticut Bureau Labor Statistics) 198 Within the above area are several lots or designations owned by individuals and used by them for the planting and cultivation of oysters. 1903 Lawyers Rep. Annotated 60 519/2 A statute providing that the designation of oyster grounds shall be valid, although such places may have been natural oyster beds. 4. a. The action or an act of appointing or nominating a person for a particular office or post; the fact of being thus chosen; appointment or nomination. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > [noun] > nomination to office namingc1300 nomination1430 designment1582 nominatinga1599 designation1605 nominature1864 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Bb2 There hath not been..any Publique Designation of Writers or Enquirers. View more context for this quotation 1640 Bp. J. Hall Episcopacie ii. xvi. 176 It was in the Bishops power to raise the Clergie from one degree to another, neither might they refuse his designations. 1689 Reflect. Late & Present Proc. in Eng. 10 Till the King in Designation be actually invested with the Regal Office. 1767 Crit. Rev. Apr. 319 Moses..might pray that this designation of himself in particular, to raise up a great people,..might be blotted out. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. iv. 458 By designation of the Greeks was sent Ambassador. 1842 C. Elliott Delineation Rom. Catholicism II. iii. xi. 312 The designation of the person by election or otherwise. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) II. ix. 378 This quasi designation of Eadward to the crown. 1922 F. Grendon Love Chase v. 448 A brief communication..notified him of Mr. Lloyd's death, and confirmed the fact of his designation as the residuary legatee. 1990 Nation (N.Y.) 12 Nov. 575/3 The first work by director JoAnne Akalaitis to be seen at the Public Theater since her designation as Joseph Papp's heir apparent. 2000 C. H. Lawrence in A. Hastings et al. Oxf. Compan. Christian Thought 431/1 The abuses of lay control symbolized by the designation and investiture of bishops by lay princes. †b. The appointment of a thing; the summoning of an assembly. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1638 J. Mede Disc. Ezek. xx. 20, in Wks. (1672) i. 56 The designation or pitching that Seventh upon the day we call Saturday. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar ii. §9 By designation of Conventions for prayer. 1777 E. Burke Let. to Sheriffs Bristol 61 At the first designation of these assemblies. c. The qualification or fact of being marked out or suited to a particular employment; vocation, leaning, calling. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > quality of being fitted for an employment designation1657 1657 T. Burton Diary (1828) II. 14 That man that has a designation to that work [sc. preaching]. 1749 Visct. Bolingbroke Lett. Spirit Patriotism 12 These are the men to whom the part I mentioned is assigned. Their talents denote their general designation. 1779 S. Johnson Cowley in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets I. 3 That particular designation of mind, and propensity for some certain science or employment, which is commonly called Genius. 1880 T. Finney Life & Labors E. M. Marvin v. 81 It is not probable, that the suggestion of a designation to the work of the ministry came first from any human source. 1901 E. T. Churton Foreign Missions ii. ii. 114 A designation to the Missionary Episcopate is not, in most cases, open to much suspicion. The call is plain. 5. a. A descriptive name, word, or phrase; (now esp.) a formal or official name, description, or title. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > descriptive or connotative name appellation1581 designation1614 predicate1837 1614 P. Forbes Short Discov. Adversarie 5 in Def. Lawful Calling Holy scripture..addeth alwayes some distinguishing designation [to a church], as the Church which is at Rome: in Iudea: in Corinth..&c. 1688 W. Scot True Hist. Families 38 And for the Buck thou stoutly brought To us..Thy designation ever shall Be John Scot in Buckscleugh. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1734) II. 503 She [sc. Queen Anne] also fixed a new Designation on the Pretended Prince of Wales, and called him the Pretender. a1765 J. Macpherson Crit. Diss. Anc. Caledonians (1768) xi. 145 Those who were armed with such axes..went under the name of Galloglaich... The designation of these soldiers proves, that the Scots and Irish borrowed these weapons from foreigners. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words 150 Nip-cheese, a contemptuous designation for a parsimonious, covetous person. 1862 T. D. Rock Technologist II. 221 A beautiful orange colour very recently..was enlivening the shops of our metropolis under the designation of capucine. 1876 E. Mellor Priesthood i. 15 The name ‘priesthood’..became a designation of the whole Church of God. 1904 A. H. Church Eng. Earthenware (rev. ed.) 55 A two-handled loving cup with design in white relief on a red body..was sold..under the designation of Astbury ware. 1952 W. J. Miller Introd. Hist. Geol. (ed. 6) xi. 115 The term ‘Mexicoia’ has been proposed..as a designation for the persistent Paleozoic land mass in the Mexican area. 2010 New Yorker 4 Jan. 17/3 It has been suggested that the appropriate designation for this decade might be ‘the post-9/11 era’. b. Law. The statement of profession, residence, etc., added for purposes of identification to a person's name. ΚΠ 1687 J. Dalrymple Decisions Lords of Council & Session II. Index 49/1 A Writ being null for want of the Designation of the Writer. a1768 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. (1773) I. ii. iii. §22 189 After the name and designation of the granter, follows that clause in the charter called the narrative, or recital. 1848 C. F. Shand Pract. Court of Session I. 256 Nor is it necessary in the execution of any summons..that the designation of the witness should be inserted in it. 1907 G. Lisle Encycl. Accounting VIII. 356 Here give full name and designation of creditor. 2000 M. W. D. White Austral. Maritime Law vii. 175 An officer of a corporation may sign a document on behalf of a corporation..providing there is subscribed..a legible statement of the name and designation of the signatory. c. A name or description used to specify the origin, type, or quality of a wine, esp. one guaranteeing that the wine comes from a particular region. Also in extended use, with reference to other types of food and drink. Cf. Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > class or grade of wine > [noun] race1630 growth1707 cru1824 designation1830 1830 Wine-drinker's Man. 262 Such are Avallon, Coulange, Tonnère, and generally all those known under the designation of Mâcon and Auxerre. 1861 I. M. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. xxxvii. 888 Round Bordeaux are produced a number of wines..which..have the designation of the particular district where they are made; as Lafitte, Latour, &c. 1915 Wine & Spirit Bull. 1 Apr. 20/2 The Anglo-Portuguese treaty..prohibited the use of the designation ‘port’ in respect of wine not produced in Portugal. 1967 A. Lichine Encycl. Wines & Spirits 356 Monopole. This designation, frequently found on wine labels, literally means ‘an exclusive’. 1999 Bon Appétit May 56/2 More than 60 million cases of wine with the Vin de Pays (VDP) designation are produced every year. 2006 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 26 Feb. (Economy, Business & Finance section) 6 In recent years, the European Union has claimed exclusivity to numerous product designations: from Port to Parma Ham, feta cheese to Champagne. †6. Purpose, aim, intention. Cf. design n. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose willeOE highOE thoughtOE intent?c1225 achesounc1230 attenta1250 couragec1320 devicec1320 minda1325 studya1382 understanding1382 suggestionc1390 meaninga1393 i-minda1400 minta1400 tent1399 castc1400 ettlingc1400 affecta1425 advicec1425 intention1430 purposec1430 proposea1450 intendment1450 supposing?c1450 pretensionc1456 intellectionc1460 zeal1492 hest?a1513 minting?a1513 institute?1520 intendingc1525 mindfulness1530 cogitationa1538 fordrift1549 forecast1549 designing1566 tention1587 levela1591 intendiment1595 design1597 suppose1597 aim1598 regarda1616 idea1617 contemplationa1631 speculation1631 view1634 way of thinking1650 designation1658 tend1663 would1753 predetermination1764 will to art1920 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Designation, a purposing or contriving. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. ii. 189 So far is there a constant connexion between the Sound and the Idea; and a Designation, that the one stand for the other. 1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Antiq. Jews xviii. vi, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 587 God proved opposite to his designation. 1763 F. Brooke Hist. Lady Julia Mandeville II. 2 This mutual passion is the designation of heaven to restore him. a1806 J. Barry Lect. Design in Wks. (1809) I. 397 Our rule for judging of the mode and degree of this combination of variety and unity, seems to be..its fitness, and conformity to the designation of each species. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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