Consignation

con·sign  (kn-sn)

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

v.tr.

1. To give over to the care of another; entrust.

2. To turn over permanently to another's charge or to a lasting condition; commit irrevocably: "Their desponding imaginations had already consigned him to a watery grave" (William Hickling Prescott).

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

4. To set apart, as for a special use or purpose; assign. See Synonyms at commit.

v.intr. Obsolete

To submit; consent.

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[Middle English consignen, to certify by seal, from Old French consigner, from Latin cnsignre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + signre, to mark (from signum, mark; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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con·signa·ble adj.

consig·nation (kns-nshn, -sg-) n.

con·signor, con·signer n.