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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

consignatio

written proof, document: cf. F.

consignation

comsignation.]

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.

The act of ratifying or establishing, as if by signing; confirmation; ratification.

A direct

consignation

of pardon.

Jer. Taylor.

A stamp; an indication; a sign.

[Obs.]

The most certain

consignations

of an excellent virtue.

Jer. Taylor.

Noun.

The act of consigning; the act of delivering or committing to another person, place or state.

Despair is certain consignation to eternal ruin. [Little used. See Consignment.]