consignation

English

Etymology

From Latin cōnsignātiō (“written proof, document”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌkɒnsɪɡˈneɪʃən/
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Noun

consignation (countable and uncountable, plural consignations)

The act of consigning.
Synonym: consignment
- 1651, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying:
  So is despair a certain consignation to eternal ruin.
(obsolete) The act of ratifying or establishing, as if signing; confirmation.
- 1660, Jeremy Taylor, “Of the Nature, Excellencies, Uses and Intention of the Holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper. Sect[ion] V. Practical Conclusions from the Preceding Discourses.”, in The Worthy Communicant or A Discourse of the Nature, Effects, and Blessings Consequent to the Worthy Receiving of the Lords Supper […], London: […] R. Norton for John Martyn, James Allestry, and Thomas Dicas […], published 1661, →OCLC, page 105:
  [W]e may look upon the tradition of the holy Sacramental Symbols as a direct conſignation of pardon; […]
(obsolete) A stamp; an indication.
- 1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, “[XXVIII Sermons Preached at Golden Grove; Being for the Summer Half-year, […].] ”, in ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1654, →OCLC:
  , "Of Growth in Sin"
  The most certain consignations of an excellent virtue.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “consignation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)