consignationn.

/kɒnsɪɡˈneɪʃən/

Etymology: < Latin consignātiōnem, noun of action < consignāre to consign v.: so in French (16th cent. in Littré).

†1.

a. The action of marking or blessing with the sign of the cross, esp. in the rite of confirmation.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > other practices > [noun] > sign of the cross > making

saining?a1513

crossing1530

consignation1537

blessing1550

signing1572

1537 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. App. lxxxviii. 234 The words Signo te signo sanctæ crucis, et confirmo te, etc. with the consignation, with the cream, imposition of hands of the Prelats, be the signes.

1605 L. Hutten Answere 100 This consignation of the childs forehead in Baptisme.

1617 Bp. J. Hall Quo Vadis? (new ed.) xiv. 46 The daily and frequent consignation with the crosse is not to no purpose.

1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy (1647) 34 The holy Ghost was..given to faithfull people after Baptisme..only by Apostolicall, or Episcopall consignation and imposition of hands.

1868 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. I. 459 Consignation with holy chrism.

†b. figurative. Obsolete. Cf. seal v.¹

ΚΠ

1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts i. 439 His eternall consignation of his elect, and his carefull marking them out for their preservation.

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. i. iv This blessed person made..glorious by miraculous consignations.

1822 R. Heber in Whole Wks. Jeremy Taylor I. p. cclviii Extraordinary effects and miraculous consignations.

†2. Sealing, signing; confirmation or ratification under seal; attestation. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > ratification or confirmation > [noun] > confirmation with a seal

ensealing1531

ensealment1581

consignation1605

1605 M. Sutcliffe Briefe Exam. Menacing & Disleal Petition 18 The scriptures being consigned by god..need no new consignation..of the pope.

1647 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογία Ἐκλεκτική v. 98 If a generall and indefinite Consignation or Tradition be sufficient to warrant euery particular that pretends to be Tradition.

1654 ‘Palaemon’ Friendship 26 After so solemn a Consignation of Secrecy 'twixt the Conspiratours.

1849 W. Fitzgerald tr. W. Whitaker Disputation Holy Script. 311 The apostles' consignation of the canon of scripture.

†3. A consigning to a state or condition. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > ordinance, prescription, or appointment

besight1258

ordainmenta1325

constitution1393

assignationa1400

signmentc1425

appointmentc1440

steveningc1440

pointingc1449

ordinationc1450

instituting1534

prescription1542

prescribement1563

assignment1597

nomination1597

designation1609

consignation1650

reassignment1650

reassignation1655

consignmenta1668

appunctuation1768

destination1868

allocation1876

1650 Bp. J. Taylor Rule of Holy Living (1727) 200 As the hope of salvation is a good disposition towards it, so is despair a certain consignation to eternal ruin.

1684 T. Hockin Disc. God's Decrees 312 The doing of our duty is the truest consignation to happiness.

†4. The action of formally delivering or making over into another's hands. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > [noun] > handing over or giving up to another

liverya1325

liverancec1390

deliverancea1400

teachinga1400

overgiving1465

delivery1480

render1548

consignation1612

delivering1642

shift1826

handover1847

driveaway1917

1612 W. Shute tr. T. de Fougasses Gen. Hist. Venice ii. 499 The forme of the consignation [of prisoners] inregestred by a publike Notary.

1678 tr. L. de Gaya Art of War i. 67 The Consignation being made, and the Sentinels relieved.

5. The action of formally paying over money, as into a bank, or to a person legally appointed to receive it; also a sum of money thus deposited. In Scots Law: ‘The depositation in the hands of a third party of a sum of money, which is the subject either of a dispute or of a competition’ (W. Bell); formerly also as a pledge, as in quots. 1670, 1885.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > formal payment as pledge or part-payment

consignation1588

depositation1622

lodgement1768

1588 H. Oldcastle & J. Mellis Briefe Instr. Accompts sig. Bvij^v By consignation of debtes.

1670 Mauchline Sess. Rec. in Edgar Old Ch. Life Scot. (1885) 206 The Session declared her consignation forfaltit.

1721 London Gaz. No. 5969/3 Paper-Effects brought into the Offices of the Receivers of Consignations [in Paris].

1754 J. Erskine Princ. Law Scotl. I. ii. viii. 197 An instrument of consignation..being but the assertion of a notary, cannot fix the receipt of consigned money upon the consignatary, without an acknowledgment subscribed by himself.

1869 Act 32 & 33 Victoria c. 116 §7 Payment..by consignation thereof in the bank specified in the security.

1885 A. Edgar Old Church Life Scotl. 205 Every accuser had to table so much money as a pledge that the accusation would be proved, and the money so pledged was forfeited to the Session for pious uses in the event of its being found that the charge was either false or not proven. This pledge was called a Consignation, and the common amount of it was 40/Scots.

6. The action of consigning goods for sale or custody; = consignment n. 4 to the consignation of: = addressed or directed to as consignee.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > [noun] > selling by consignment or through an agent

consignment1709

consignation1755

1755 N. Magens Ess. Insurances I. 340 Invoice of Sugars..shipped..to the Consignation of Mr. J. L. D. and Mr. J. B.

1766 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 1 494 There might have been a former consignation, and some former insurance made upon the goods.

1837 N. Whittock et al. Compl. Bk. Trades (1842) 220 If goods consigned be generally sold on credit at the place of consignation, the Factor will be vindicated, etc.

1884 G. A. Sala Journey due South (1887) i. v. 67 After unloading what cargo he had to the consignation of Nice.

†7. Astrology. (See quot.) Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1656 tr. J. A. Comenius Latinæ Linguæ Janua Reserata: Gate Lat. Tongue Unlocked lv. §549 By calculating the motions of the stars, they make Ephemerides, that is, consignations at the noon-hour of every day, where every Planet will bee, and of what aspect towards one another.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 27/2 Ephemerides is the consignation of the Planets, where they be every Noon.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	consignation
释义	consignationn. /kɒnsɪɡˈneɪʃən/ Etymology: < Latin consignātiōnem, noun of action < consignāre to consign v.: so in French (16th cent. in Littré). †1. a. The action of marking or blessing with the sign of the cross, esp. in the rite of confirmation. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > other practices > [noun] > sign of the cross > making saining?a1513 crossing1530 consignation1537 blessing1550 signing1572 1537 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. App. lxxxviii. 234 The words Signo te signo sanctæ crucis, et confirmo te, etc. with the consignation, with the cream, imposition of hands of the Prelats, be the signes. 1605 L. Hutten Answere 100 This consignation of the childs forehead in Baptisme. 1617 Bp. J. Hall Quo Vadis? (new ed.) xiv. 46 The daily and frequent consignation with the crosse is not to no purpose. 1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy (1647) 34 The holy Ghost was..given to faithfull people after Baptisme..only by Apostolicall, or Episcopall consignation and imposition of hands. 1868 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. I. 459 Consignation with holy chrism. †b. figurative. Obsolete. Cf. seal v.¹ ΚΠ 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts i. 439 His eternall consignation of his elect, and his carefull marking them out for their preservation. 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. i. iv This blessed person made..glorious by miraculous consignations. 1822 R. Heber in Whole Wks. Jeremy Taylor I. p. cclviii Extraordinary effects and miraculous consignations. †2. Sealing, signing; confirmation or ratification under seal; attestation. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > ratification or confirmation > [noun] > confirmation with a seal ensealing1531 ensealment1581 consignation1605 1605 M. Sutcliffe Briefe Exam. Menacing & Disleal Petition 18 The scriptures being consigned by god..need no new consignation..of the pope. 1647 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογία Ἐκλεκτική v. 98 If a generall and indefinite Consignation or Tradition be sufficient to warrant euery particular that pretends to be Tradition. 1654 ‘Palaemon’ Friendship 26 After so solemn a Consignation of Secrecy 'twixt the Conspiratours. 1849 W. Fitzgerald tr. W. Whitaker Disputation Holy Script. 311 The apostles' consignation of the canon of scripture. †3. A consigning to a state or condition. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > ordinance, prescription, or appointment besight1258 ordainmenta1325 constitution1393 assignationa1400 signmentc1425 appointmentc1440 steveningc1440 pointingc1449 ordinationc1450 instituting1534 prescription1542 prescribement1563 assignment1597 nomination1597 designation1609 consignation1650 reassignment1650 reassignation1655 consignmenta1668 appunctuation1768 destination1868 allocation1876 1650 Bp. J. Taylor Rule of Holy Living (1727) 200 As the hope of salvation is a good disposition towards it, so is despair a certain consignation to eternal ruin. 1684 T. Hockin Disc. God's Decrees 312 The doing of our duty is the truest consignation to happiness. †4. The action of formally delivering or making over into another's hands. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > [noun] > handing over or giving up to another liverya1325 liverancec1390 deliverancea1400 teachinga1400 overgiving1465 delivery1480 render1548 consignation1612 delivering1642 shift1826 handover1847 driveaway1917 1612 W. Shute tr. T. de Fougasses Gen. Hist. Venice ii. 499 The forme of the consignation [of prisoners] inregestred by a publike Notary. 1678 tr. L. de Gaya Art of War i. 67 The Consignation being made, and the Sentinels relieved. 5. The action of formally paying over money, as into a bank, or to a person legally appointed to receive it; also a sum of money thus deposited. In Scots Law: ‘The depositation in the hands of a third party of a sum of money, which is the subject either of a dispute or of a competition’ (W. Bell); formerly also as a pledge, as in quots. 1670, 1885. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > formal payment as pledge or part-payment consignation1588 depositation1622 lodgement1768 1588 H. Oldcastle & J. Mellis Briefe Instr. Accompts sig. Bvij^v By consignation of debtes. 1670 Mauchline Sess. Rec. in Edgar Old Ch. Life Scot. (1885) 206 The Session declared her consignation forfaltit. 1721 London Gaz. No. 5969/3 Paper-Effects brought into the Offices of the Receivers of Consignations [in Paris]. 1754 J. Erskine Princ. Law Scotl. I. ii. viii. 197 An instrument of consignation..being but the assertion of a notary, cannot fix the receipt of consigned money upon the consignatary, without an acknowledgment subscribed by himself. 1869 Act 32 & 33 Victoria c. 116 §7 Payment..by consignation thereof in the bank specified in the security. 1885 A. Edgar Old Church Life Scotl. 205 Every accuser had to table so much money as a pledge that the accusation would be proved, and the money so pledged was forfeited to the Session for pious uses in the event of its being found that the charge was either false or not proven. This pledge was called a Consignation, and the common amount of it was 40/Scots. 6. The action of consigning goods for sale or custody; = consignment n. 4 to the consignation of: = addressed or directed to as consignee. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > [noun] > selling by consignment or through an agent consignment1709 consignation1755 1755 N. Magens Ess. Insurances I. 340 Invoice of Sugars..shipped..to the Consignation of Mr. J. L. D. and Mr. J. B. 1766 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 1 494 There might have been a former consignation, and some former insurance made upon the goods. 1837 N. Whittock et al. Compl. Bk. Trades (1842) 220 If goods consigned be generally sold on credit at the place of consignation, the Factor will be vindicated, etc. 1884 G. A. Sala Journey due South (1887) i. v. 67 After unloading what cargo he had to the consignation of Nice. †7. Astrology. (See quot.) Obsolete. ΚΠ 1656 tr. J. A. Comenius Latinæ Linguæ Janua Reserata: Gate Lat. Tongue Unlocked lv. §549 By calculating the motions of the stars, they make Ephemerides, that is, consignations at the noon-hour of every day, where every Planet will bee, and of what aspect towards one another. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 27/2 Ephemerides is the consignation of the Planets, where they be every Noon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1537
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