consignedadj.
/kənˈsʌɪnd/ Committed, delivered, given in trust.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > entrusted to another's care or keeping
reposed?1569
committed1585
entrusteda1586
consigned1609
concredita1614
betrusted1691
concredited1802
confided1841
society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport of goods in a vehicle > [adjective] > transported for sale or custody
consigned1609
society > trade and finance > payment > [adjective] > deposited
consigned1754
1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. v. 43 As many farewells as be starres in heauen. With distinct breath, and consignde kisses to them. View more context for this quotation
1754 J. Erskine Princ. Law Scotl. I. ii. viii. 198 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.
1803 J. Montefiore Commerc. Dict. at Consignment Consigned goods are supposed, in general, to be the property of him by whom they are consigned.
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