Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun 1. The act of confirming, as by signature or stamp; hence, an indication; an evidence; conformation.
- noun The act of consigning or relegating; consignment.
- noun In Scots law, the depositing in the hands of a third person of a sum of money about which there is either a dispute or a competition.
- noun In liturgics, the act of making the sign of the cross with one half of a consecrated oblate or host over the other, the first half having been previously dipped in the chalice.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete The act of consigning; the act of delivering or committing to another person, place, or state.
- noun The act of ratifying or establishing, as if by signing; confirmation; ratification.
- noun obsolete A stamp; an indication; a sign.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
consigning . - noun obsolete The act of
ratifying orestablishing , as ifsigning ;confirmation . - noun obsolete A
stamp ; anindication .
Etymologies
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Examples
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That previous, however, to the teas being shipped, factors should be appointed in Philadelphia, and the directors of the East India Company should _immediately_ advise them of their intended consignation, and direct them to engage
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The influx of Europeans into North America led the Indian populations to displacement and eventually to consignation on reservations.
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The influx of Europeans into North America led the Indian populations to displacement and eventually to consignation on reservations.
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The influx of Europeans into North America led the Indian populations to displacement and eventually to consignation on reservations.
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The influx of Europeans into North America led the Indian populations to displacement and eventually to consignation on reservations.
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Black's 8th's definitions of "consign," "consignment," and "consignation" suggest that my previous speculation may be roughly correct ....
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a separation from God, and a consignation over to eternal miseries?
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. VII. 1634-1716 1823
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Chaldean Uniat liturgies the words of institution are placed after the first part of this prayer), breaks the Host into two parts, one of which he places on the paten, while with the other he signs the chalice, and after dipping it into the chalice signs the other half of the Host, reciting meanwhile the proper prayers for the consignation.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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