n. The act of pointing or marking out; a distinguishing from others; indication: as, the designation of an estate by boundaries.n. Nomination; appointment: as, a claim to a throne grounded on the designation of a predecessor.n. A selecting and appointing; assignment: as, the designation of an officer to a particular command.n. The application of a word to indicate or name a particular thing or things; denotation.n. Description; character; disposition.n. That which designates; a distinctive appellation; specifically, an addition to a name, as of title, profession, trade, or occupation, to distinguish the person from others.n. In Scots law, the setting apart of manses and glebes for the clergy from the church lands of the parish by the presbytery of the bounds.n. 8. In oysterculture: