*consign*

v. i. 1. To submit; to surrender or yield one's self. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee, and come to dust. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Augment or alter . . .
And we'll consign thereto. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Consignitary. ] A consignee. [ Obs. ] Jenkins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. consignatio written proof, document: cf. F. consignation comsignation. ] 1. The act of consigning; the act of delivering or committing to another person, place, or state. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

So is despair a certain consignation to eternal ruin. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of ratifying or establishing, as if by signing; confirmation; ratification. [ 1913 Webster ]

A direct consignation of pardon. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A stamp; an indication; a sign. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The most certain consignations of an excellent virtue. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Consignitary. ] One of several that jointly sign a written instrument, as a treaty. Fallows. [ 1913 Webster ]

135), n. Joint signature. [ R. ] Colgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] (Mil.) (a) A countersign; a watchword. (b) One who is orders to keep within certain limits. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. consign&unr_;, p. p. of consigner. ] The person to whom goods or other things are consigned; a factor; -- correlative to consignor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Consigner and consignee are used by merchants to express generally the shipper of merchandise, and the person to whom it is addressed, by bill of lading or otherwise. De Colange. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who consigns. See Consignor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having joint or equal signification; synonymous. [ R. ] Spelman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Joint signification. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Consignificant; jointly significate. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. con- + sognify. ] To signify or denote in combination with something else. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cipher . . . only serves to connote and consignify, and to change the value or the figures. Horne Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of consigning; consignation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Com.) The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Com.) That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance. [ 1913 Webster ]

To increase your consignments of this valuable branch of national commerce. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The writing by which anything is consigned. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who consigns something to another; -- opposed to consignee. [ Written also consigner. ] [ 1913 Webster ]