consignv.

Brit.

/kənˈsʌɪn/, U.S.

/kənˈsaɪn/

Etymology: Corresponds to French consigne-r (14th cent.) = Provençal and Spanish consegnar , Italian consegnare , < Latin consignāre , to furnish, mark, or attest with a seal, < con- + signāre to mark, sign, seal, < signum mark, sign n.

I. To seal, sign.

†1.

a. transitive. To mark with the sign of the cross, as in baptism or esp. confirmation; spec. to confirm; also figurative. [So medieval Latin consignare, obsolete French consigner.]

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrament > confirmation > confirm [verb (transitive)]

bishopc1000

confirmc1315

bispc1450

consign1537

1537 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. App. lxxxviii. 245 That they [the Bishops] laying their hands upon them and consigning them with holy chrism, should pray for them, that they might be confirmed in the H. Ghost.

1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy (1647) 33 The Bishop first baptiz'd him, then consign'd him.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. vi. (R.) In baptism we are admitted to the kingdom of Christ..consigned with his sacrament.

1683 G. Hickes Case Infant-baptism 52 It may be thou art afraid to have him Consigned, because of the weakness of his Nature.

b. Const. to, unto: To commit or dedicate thus.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > other practices > carry out other practices [verb (transitive)] > make the sign of the cross > make the sign of the cross on > by way of dedication

consign1533

1533 W. Tyndale Souper of Lorde 44 So that by baptism we be initiated and consigned unto the worship of one God in one faith.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. vi. (R.).

a1713 J. Sharp Wks. V. iii. (R.) Having taken upon ourselves the covenant of baptism, and thereby consecrated and consigned ourselves unto God.

†2. To attest, confirm, ratify (as with a sign or seal). Obsolete.The sense of the first quot., which is a century earlier than any other known, is uncertain.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > support, corroborate > on basis of authority

confirmc1290

certify1330

approvec1380

authorizea1393

ratify?a1425

consignc1430

corroborate1530

attest1590

concredit1659

attestate1660

you can quote me1813

c1430 J. Lydgate Ballad Our Lady (R.) Cristallen well, of clerenesse clere consigned.

a1536 W. Tyndale Wks. 457 (R.) For my father hath consigned and confirmed me with his assured testimonie, to bee that assured sauyng health.

1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants iii. §44 Now your main business is to prove the present Church infallible, not so much in consigning ancient Traditions, as in defining emergent controversies.

1647 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογία Ἐκλεκτική xxiii. 223 When God made a covenant with Abraham he did for the present consigne that covenant with the Sacrament of circumcision.

1849 W. Fitzgerald tr. W. Whitaker Disputation Holy Script. 292 The old and new Testaments do, by their mutual testimony, establish and consign each other.

†3. To mark with a seal or sign. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > marking > imprinting > sealing > seal [verb (transitive)]

markOE

sein1258

sign1258

asseal1297

seal1338

affix1456

embull?a1475

signet1496

consign1623

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Consigne, to seale or print.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. vi. §16 The Primitive Christians..consigned all their affairs and goods and writings with some marks of their Lord, usually writing Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς Θεοῦ υἱὸς Σωτὴρ.

†4. To put one's seal to; to seal, sign, subscribe.

ΚΠ

a1714 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1823) II. iii. 132 Primerose..said it was the greatest glory of his life, that the four greatest enemies he had should come and consign the damnation of their souls in his hands.

†5.

a. intransitive. To set one's seal, subscribe, agree to anything. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > be in agreement [verb (intransitive)]

accord1340

cordc1380

to be condescendedc1386

to be consentedc1386

consenta1400

intend1421

onec1450

drawc1480

to be of (also in) one (or a) mind?1496

agreea1513

gree?a1513

to draw by one string1558

conspire1579

to meet witha1586

conclude1586

condog1592

consign1600

centre1652

to be of (another's) mind1717

to go all the way (also the whole way) with1829

to sing the same song1846

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 v. ii. 142 God consigning to my good intents.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) v. ii. 296 It were (my Lord) a hard Condition for a Maid to consigne to.

†b. ‘To submit to the same terms with another’ (Johnson); ‘to seal the same contract with’ (Steevens).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > be in agreement [verb (intransitive)] > come to or arrive at an agreement

saughtel1154

assentc1300

appointc1374

consent1487

concord1489

convenec1550

to join issue1600

consigna1616

meet1781

gree1786

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iv. ii. 276 Thou hast finish'd Ioy and mone. All Louers young, all Louers must, Consigne to thee and come to dust.

II. To hand over formally.

†6. transitive ? To deliver under one's seal or signature. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. §7 [The Virgin Mary] hath consigned an excellent document to all women.

1683 G. Hickes Case Infant-baptism 33 It is instituted for a Sign from God..to consign unto us the benefits of the Covenant.

a. To make over as a possession, to deliver formally or commit, to a state, fate, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > hand over to another

i-taechec888

outreacheOE

sellc950

beteacha1000

areachc1000

turnc1175

handsellc1225

betakec1250

deliverc1300

beken1330

yielda1382

disposec1384

resigna1387

livera1400

to turn overa1425

deputea1440

overgive1444

quit?c1450

surrend1450

surrender1466

renderc1480

to give over1483

despose1485

refer1547

to pass over1560

to set over1585

behight1590

tip1610

consign1632

delegate1633

skink1637

to hand over1644

delate1651

to turn off1667

to turn in1822

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 175 It [the City] was soone given up, and the Rebels consigned him alive.

a1640 P. Massinger Bashful Lover i. ii. 59 in 3 New Playes (1655) If..I should consign her as a bondwoman To be dispos'd of at anothers pleasure.

1718 M. Prior Solomon on Vanity iii, in Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 493 When this vital breath Ceasing, consigns me o'er to rest and death.

1791 T. Paine Rights of Man i. 10 When kings..consigned the people, like beasts of the field, to whatever successor they appointed.

1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella II. i. xviii. 162 Their desponding imaginations had long since consigned him to a watery grave.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xix. 240 The chapter from Job which has consigned so many to their last resting-place.

†b. To give over or devote to a purpose or use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)] > use for specific purpose

bestowc1315

lay1340

putc1390

apply1395

usea1398

applicate?a1425

deputec1425

explay1552

employ1553

consecrate1555

implya1625

sacrate1653

consign1700

devote1703

to give up1885

1700 J. Dryden Fables Ded. sig. C^v The French Commander..accordingly consign'd it [a sum of money] to the Use for which it was intended by the Donor.

1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 4 Some spot to real happiness consign'd.

1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 337 The only service..to which this statute is now consigned.

†c. To deliver or commit (to writing). Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1719 J. Addison in Wks. (c1888) V. 126 The four evangelists consigned to writing that history.

8. To hand over to another for custody; to entrust or commit to another's charge or care.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > hand over to another > for custody

consign1528

entrusta1586

deposit1733

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > commit to care or custody of another

givea1000

beteachc1000

teachc1000

betake1297

trust1340

bekena1375

commenda1382

putc1390

recommanda1393

commitc1405

recommendc1405

resignc1425

allot1473

commise1474

commanda1500

consign1528

in charge (of)1548

credit1559

incommend1574

entrusta1586

aret1590

be-giftc1590

concredit1593

betrust1619

concrede1643

subcommit1681

to farm out1786

confide1861

fide1863

doorstep1945

to foster out1960

1528 Tayler et al. in N. Pocock Rec. Reformation I. xli. 80 He is contented that some Englishmen..shall have all the prizes..consigned into their hands.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iv. 108 To accompany him vnto the double Sentinels, and consigne him vnto them.

1612 W. Shute tr. T. de Fougasses Gen. Hist. Venice ii. 499 The French Ambassador did presently consigne them [prisoners] into the hands of the Cardinall.

1714 A. Pope Rape of Lock (new ed.) ii. 16 The Drops to thee, Brillante, we consign; And Momentilla, let the Watch be thine.

1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. ii. vi. 210 Consigning our horses to the care of our grooms.

9. To deposit (money); in Scots Law, to deposit money with a third party, in a bank, etc., pending a trial or arbitration; formerly, also, as a pledge that an accusation would be substantiated: see consignation n. 5 [Compare French consigner, in same sense.]

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > payment > pay money or things [verb (transitive)] > lay down money

to lay down1560

lay1572

to tell down1600

consign1633

deposita1640

post1821

1633 Galston Sess. Rec. in Edgar Old Ch. Life Scotl. (1885) 205 She is appointed to consign 2l. os. od.

1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 1 Oct. (1855) 59 The Committie..ordaines the said David Macbrair to present the boy that delyverit the horss, or else to consygne for the horss j^e merks.

a1698 W. Temple Let. to Sir J. Trevor (R.) We would not do any thing towards it till he had powers to consign the money immediately.

1861 G. Ross W. Bell's Dict. Law Scotl. (rev. ed.) 221 In practice, it is usual to consign money in a public bank, so that the party entitled to it receives it with bank interest for the time it has remained consigned.

1868 Act 31 & 32 Victoria c. 101 §122 The creditor..shall..consign the surplus..in one or other of the said banks.

10. Commerce. To deliver or transmit (goods) for sale or custody: usually implying their transit by ship, railway, or other public carrier.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport of goods in a vehicle > transport goods in vehicle [verb (transitive)]

drawc1300

freight1540

consign1653

run1701

haul1741

ship1857

travois1908

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xiii. 40 Factor for the Captain of Malacca, into whose hands I consigned all the Merchandise that I brought along with me.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) (at cited word) In the way of Trade, Goods are said To be consigned to a Factor, when they are sent him by his Employer to be sold, etc.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 80. ⁋3 A Ship put into the Island consigned to a Friend of Phillis.

1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 390 The Merchants of Mexico, to whom those Cargoes were separately Consign'd, made the Return..all in Silver, or in Gold.

1866 H. Phillips Hist. Sketches Amer. Paper Currency 2nd Ser. 124 A ship had arrived laden with goods and consigned to Robert Morris.

1883 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 24 54 K. had consigned cargoes to M. by several different ships.

†11. To commission (a person) to do anything.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > investing with delegated authority > vest authority in a person [verb (transitive)] > commission to do something

assign1297

chargec1300

ordainc1330

commita1402

limitc1405

commisea1470

task1530

taska1592

consign1705

detail1837

betask1857

1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 366 I have consign'd Walter Welsh to write.

12. To inflict confinement on: see consignment n. 5.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	consign
释义	consignv. Brit. /kənˈsʌɪn/, U.S. /kənˈsaɪn/ Etymology: Corresponds to French consigne-r (14th cent.) = Provençal and Spanish consegnar , Italian consegnare , < Latin consignāre , to furnish, mark, or attest with a seal, < con- + signāre to mark, sign, seal, < signum mark, sign n. I. To seal, sign. †1. a. transitive. To mark with the sign of the cross, as in baptism or esp. confirmation; spec. to confirm; also figurative. [So medieval Latin consignare, obsolete French consigner.] ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > confirmation > confirm [verb (transitive)] bishopc1000 confirmc1315 bispc1450 consign1537 1537 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. App. lxxxviii. 245 That they [the Bishops] laying their hands upon them and consigning them with holy chrism, should pray for them, that they might be confirmed in the H. Ghost. 1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy (1647) 33 The Bishop first baptiz'd him, then consign'd him. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. vi. (R.) In baptism we are admitted to the kingdom of Christ..consigned with his sacrament. 1683 G. Hickes Case Infant-baptism 52 It may be thou art afraid to have him Consigned, because of the weakness of his Nature. b. Const. to, unto: To commit or dedicate thus. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > other practices > carry out other practices [verb (transitive)] > make the sign of the cross > make the sign of the cross on > by way of dedication consign1533 1533 W. Tyndale Souper of Lorde 44 So that by baptism we be initiated and consigned unto the worship of one God in one faith. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. vi. (R.). a1713 J. Sharp Wks. V. iii. (R.) Having taken upon ourselves the covenant of baptism, and thereby consecrated and consigned ourselves unto God. †2. To attest, confirm, ratify (as with a sign or seal). Obsolete.The sense of the first quot., which is a century earlier than any other known, is uncertain. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > support, corroborate > on basis of authority confirmc1290 certify1330 approvec1380 authorizea1393 ratify?a1425 consignc1430 corroborate1530 attest1590 concredit1659 attestate1660 you can quote me1813 c1430 J. Lydgate Ballad Our Lady (R.) Cristallen well, of clerenesse clere consigned. a1536 W. Tyndale Wks. 457 (R.) For my father hath consigned and confirmed me with his assured testimonie, to bee that assured sauyng health. 1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants iii. §44 Now your main business is to prove the present Church infallible, not so much in consigning ancient Traditions, as in defining emergent controversies. 1647 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογία Ἐκλεκτική xxiii. 223 When God made a covenant with Abraham he did for the present consigne that covenant with the Sacrament of circumcision. 1849 W. Fitzgerald tr. W. Whitaker Disputation Holy Script. 292 The old and new Testaments do, by their mutual testimony, establish and consign each other. †3. To mark with a seal or sign. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > imprinting > sealing > seal [verb (transitive)] markOE sein1258 sign1258 asseal1297 seal1338 affix1456 embull?a1475 signet1496 consign1623 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Consigne, to seale or print. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. vi. §16 The Primitive Christians..consigned all their affairs and goods and writings with some marks of their Lord, usually writing Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς Θεοῦ υἱὸς Σωτὴρ. †4. To put one's seal to; to seal, sign, subscribe. ΚΠ a1714 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1823) II. iii. 132 Primerose..said it was the greatest glory of his life, that the four greatest enemies he had should come and consign the damnation of their souls in his hands. †5. a. intransitive. To set one's seal, subscribe, agree to anything. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > be in agreement [verb (intransitive)] accord1340 cordc1380 to be condescendedc1386 to be consentedc1386 consenta1400 intend1421 onec1450 drawc1480 to be of (also in) one (or a) mind?1496 agreea1513 gree?a1513 to draw by one string1558 conspire1579 to meet witha1586 conclude1586 condog1592 consign1600 hit1608 centre1652 to be of (another's) mind1717 to go all the way (also the whole way) with1829 to sing the same song1846 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 v. ii. 142 God consigning to my good intents. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) v. ii. 296 It were (my Lord) a hard Condition for a Maid to consigne to. View more context for this quotation †b. ‘To submit to the same terms with another’ (Johnson); ‘to seal the same contract with’ (Steevens). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > be in agreement [verb (intransitive)] > come to or arrive at an agreement saughtel1154 assentc1300 appointc1374 consent1487 concord1489 convenec1550 to join issue1600 consigna1616 meet1781 gree1786 a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iv. ii. 276 Thou hast finish'd Ioy and mone. All Louers young, all Louers must, Consigne to thee and come to dust. II. To hand over formally. †6. transitive ? To deliver under one's seal or signature. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. §7 [The Virgin Mary] hath consigned an excellent document to all women. 1683 G. Hickes Case Infant-baptism 33 It is instituted for a Sign from God..to consign unto us the benefits of the Covenant. 7. a. To make over as a possession, to deliver formally or commit, to a state, fate, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > hand over to another i-taechec888 outreacheOE sellc950 beteacha1000 areachc1000 turnc1175 handsellc1225 betakec1250 deliverc1300 beken1330 yielda1382 disposec1384 resigna1387 livera1400 to turn overa1425 deputea1440 overgive1444 quit?c1450 surrend1450 surrender1466 renderc1480 to give over1483 despose1485 refer1547 to pass over1560 to set over1585 behight1590 tip1610 consign1632 delegate1633 skink1637 to hand over1644 delate1651 to turn off1667 to turn in1822 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 175 It [the City] was soone given up, and the Rebels consigned him alive. a1640 P. Massinger Bashful Lover i. ii. 59 in 3 New Playes (1655) If..I should consign her as a bondwoman To be dispos'd of at anothers pleasure. 1718 M. Prior Solomon on Vanity iii, in Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 493 When this vital breath Ceasing, consigns me o'er to rest and death. 1791 T. Paine Rights of Man i. 10 When kings..consigned the people, like beasts of the field, to whatever successor they appointed. 1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella II. i. xviii. 162 Their desponding imaginations had long since consigned him to a watery grave. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xix. 240 The chapter from Job which has consigned so many to their last resting-place. †b. To give over or devote to a purpose or use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)] > use for specific purpose bestowc1315 lay1340 putc1390 apply1395 usea1398 applicate?a1425 deputec1425 explay1552 employ1553 consecrate1555 implya1625 sacrate1653 consign1700 devote1703 to give up1885 1700 J. Dryden Fables Ded. sig. C^v The French Commander..accordingly consign'd it [a sum of money] to the Use for which it was intended by the Donor. 1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 4 Some spot to real happiness consign'd. 1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 337 The only service..to which this statute is now consigned. †c. To deliver or commit (to writing). Obsolete. ΚΠ a1719 J. Addison in Wks. (c1888) V. 126 The four evangelists consigned to writing that history. 8. To hand over to another for custody; to entrust or commit to another's charge or care. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > hand over to another > for custody consign1528 entrusta1586 deposit1733 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > commit to care or custody of another givea1000 beteachc1000 teachc1000 betake1297 trust1340 bekena1375 commenda1382 putc1390 recommanda1393 commitc1405 recommendc1405 resignc1425 allot1473 commise1474 commanda1500 consign1528 in charge (of)1548 credit1559 incommend1574 entrusta1586 aret1590 be-giftc1590 concredit1593 betrust1619 concrede1643 subcommit1681 to farm out1786 confide1861 fide1863 doorstep1945 to foster out1960 1528 Tayler et al. in N. Pocock Rec. Reformation I. xli. 80 He is contented that some Englishmen..shall have all the prizes..consigned into their hands. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iv. 108 To accompany him vnto the double Sentinels, and consigne him vnto them. 1612 W. Shute tr. T. de Fougasses Gen. Hist. Venice ii. 499 The French Ambassador did presently consigne them [prisoners] into the hands of the Cardinall. 1714 A. Pope Rape of Lock (new ed.) ii. 16 The Drops to thee, Brillante, we consign; And Momentilla, let the Watch be thine. 1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. ii. vi. 210 Consigning our horses to the care of our grooms. 9. To deposit (money); in Scots Law, to deposit money with a third party, in a bank, etc., pending a trial or arbitration; formerly, also, as a pledge that an accusation would be substantiated: see consignation n. 5 [Compare French consigner, in same sense.] ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > pay money or things [verb (transitive)] > lay down money to lay down1560 lay1572 to tell down1600 consign1633 deposita1640 post1821 1633 Galston Sess. Rec. in Edgar Old Ch. Life Scotl. (1885) 205 She is appointed to consign 2l. os. od. 1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 1 Oct. (1855) 59 The Committie..ordaines the said David Macbrair to present the boy that delyverit the horss, or else to consygne for the horss j^e merks. a1698 W. Temple Let. to Sir J. Trevor (R.) We would not do any thing towards it till he had powers to consign the money immediately. 1861 G. Ross W. Bell's Dict. Law Scotl. (rev. ed.) 221 In practice, it is usual to consign money in a public bank, so that the party entitled to it receives it with bank interest for the time it has remained consigned. 1868 Act 31 & 32 Victoria c. 101 §122 The creditor..shall..consign the surplus..in one or other of the said banks. 10. Commerce. To deliver or transmit (goods) for sale or custody: usually implying their transit by ship, railway, or other public carrier. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport of goods in a vehicle > transport goods in vehicle [verb (transitive)] drawc1300 freight1540 consign1653 run1701 haul1741 ship1857 travois1908 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xiii. 40 Factor for the Captain of Malacca, into whose hands I consigned all the Merchandise that I brought along with me. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) (at cited word) In the way of Trade, Goods are said To be consigned to a Factor, when they are sent him by his Employer to be sold, etc. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 80. ⁋3 A Ship put into the Island consigned to a Friend of Phillis. 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 390 The Merchants of Mexico, to whom those Cargoes were separately Consign'd, made the Return..all in Silver, or in Gold. 1866 H. Phillips Hist. Sketches Amer. Paper Currency 2nd Ser. 124 A ship had arrived laden with goods and consigned to Robert Morris. 1883 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 24 54 K. had consigned cargoes to M. by several different ships. †11. To commission (a person) to do anything. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > investing with delegated authority > vest authority in a person [verb (transitive)] > commission to do something assign1297 chargec1300 ordainc1330 commita1402 limitc1405 commisea1470 task1530 taska1592 consign1705 detail1837 betask1857 1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 366 I have consign'd Walter Welsh to write. 12. To inflict confinement on: see consignment n. 5. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1430
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