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Consignation

//ˌkɒnsɪɡˈneɪʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of consigning. countable, uncountable

    "So is despair a certain consignation to eternal ruin."

  2. 2
    The act of ratifying or establishing; confirmation. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "[W]e may look upon the tradition of the holy Sacramental Symbols as a direct conſignation of pardon; […]"

  3. 3
    A stamp; an indication. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    ", "Of Growth in Sin" The most certain consignations of an excellent virtue."

Etymology

From Latin cōnsignātiō (“written proof, document”).

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