preassign

verb

pre·​as·​sign ˌprē-ə-ˈsīn 

variants or pre-assign

preassigned or pre-assigned; preassigning or pre-assigning

transitive verb

: to assign (something) in advance

The teachers preassigned the seating in the classroom.

preassigned adjective

a flight with preassigned seats

software that performs preassigned tasks

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above