DESIGNATION, noun 1. The act of pointing or marking out by signs or objects; as the designation of an estate by boundaries. 2. Indication; a showing or pointing; a distinguishing from others. 3. Appointment; direction; as, a claim to a throne grounded on the designation of a predecessor. 4. Appointment; a selecting and appointing; assignment; as the designation of an officer to a particular command. 5. Import; distinct application. Finite and infinite are primarily attributed in their first designation to things which have parts.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI