noun

dēsignātĭo

gen. dēsignātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

or (the latter form better in sense II. Brambach

s. v

s. v. Lex Jul. Munic. ap. Corp. Inscr. Lat. p. 206), ōnis, f. id..

A marking out, describing, designating; a specification by extension ••

A marking out, describing, designating: cellarum, Vitr. 5, 5: undarum, id. 5, 3: quadrata, id. 3, 1, 3. —Transf., a specification: personarum et temporum, Cic. de Or. 1, 31, 138; Lact. 4, 15, 5.—

A disposition, arrangement •

A disposition, arrangement: totius operis, Cic. N. D. 1, 8 fin.: librorum meorum, id. Att. 4, 46.—

The selection, designation; of consuls •

The selection, designation to a public office; of consuls: annua designatio, Tac. A. 2, 36 fin.: consulatus, Suet. Caes. 9.

Perseus ID: n13380 Key: designatio