Noun
One's design or plan; an objective, an undertaking.
Usage- Countable
- Obsolete
- Uncountable
- Examples
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The second Bulwarke was the Hearing sence, / Gainst which the second troupe dessignment makes [...]
More examples (1)
The deſperate Tempeſt has ſo bang'd the Turke, / That their deſignement halts; Another ſhippe of Venice hath ſeene / A greeuous wracke and ſufferance / On moſt part of the Fleete.