Bible Dictionaries
Designation

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase.

(2):

(n.) Selection and appointment for a purpose; allotment; direction.

(3):

(n.) The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.

(4):

(n.) That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Designation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/designation.html. 1828.