CONSIGNATION

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The act of consigning; the act of delivering or committing to another person, place, or state. [Obs.] So is despair a certain consignation to eternal ruin. Jer. Taylor.

2.
n.

The act of ratifying or establishing, as if signing; confirmation; ratuficator. A direct consignation of pardon. Jer. Taylor.

3.
n.

A stamp; an indication; a sign. [Obs.] The most certain consignations of an excellent virtue. Jer. Taylor.