consigner

con·sign

 (kən-sīn′)

v. con·signed, con·sign·ing, con·signs

v.tr.

1. To give over to the care or custody of another.

2.

a. To put in or assign to an unfavorable place, position, or condition: "Their desponding imaginations had long since consigned him to a watery grave" (William Hickling Prescott).

b. To set apart, as for a special use or purpose; assign: "South American savannas [that are] now consigned to grazing" (Eric Scigliano).

3. To deliver (merchandise, for example) for custody or sale.

v.intr. Obsolete

To submit; consent.

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[Middle English consignen, to certify by seal, from Old French consigner, from Latin cōnsignāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + signāre, to mark (from signum, mark; see sek^w- in Indo-European roots).]

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con·sign′a·ble adj.

con′sig·na′tion (kŏn′sī-nā′shən, -sĭg-) n.

con·sig′nor, con·sign′er n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

consigner - the person who delivers over or commits merchandise consignor shipper - someone who ships goods

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