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To design or purpose beforehand; to predetermine. Mitford.

y Sir William Hamilton to define propositions having their quantity indicated by a verbal sign; as, all, none, etc.; -- contrasted with preindesignate, defining propositions of which the quantity is not so indicated.

Having no sign expressive of quantity; indefinite. See Predesignate.

The act of signifying or showing beforehand.

To intimate or signify beforehand; to presage.

Resignation. [Obs.] Beau & Fl.

To affix one's signature to, a second time; to sign again.

To assign back or again; to transfer back what has been assigned.

The act of reassigning.

To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively. I here resign my government to thee. Shak. Lament not, Eve, but patiently…

The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or comission.

to resist or murmur. A firm, yet cautious mind; Sincere, thought prudent; constant, yet resigned. Pope.

With submission.

One to whom anything is resigned, or in whose favor a resignation is made.

One who resigns.

The act of resigning.

To sign beneath; to subscribe. [R.] Camden.

The act of writing the name under something, as for attestation. [R.] Shelton.

A sign at the beginning of a composition or movement, placed after the key signature, to indicate its time or meter. Also called rhythmical signature. It is in the form of a fraction, of which the denominator indicates the kind of note taken as time unit for the beat, and the numerator, the number of these to the measu…

To write one's name at the foot or end of, as a letter or any legal instrument. The undersigned, the person whose name is signed, or the persons whose names are signed, at the end of a document; the subscriber or subscribers.