consigner

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C0583200 (kən-sīn′)v. con·signed, con·sign·ing, con·signs v.tr.1. To give over to the care or custody of another.2. a. To put in or assign to an unfavorable place, position, or condition: "Their desponding imaginations had long since consigned him to a watery grave" (William Hickling Prescott).b. To set apart, as for a special use or purpose; assign: "South American savannas [that are] now consigned to grazing" (Eric Scigliano).3. To deliver (merchandise, for example) for custody or sale.v.intr. Obsolete To submit; consent.

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

con·sign′a·ble adj.con′sig·na′tion (kŏn′sī-nā′shən, -sĭg-) n.con·sig′nor, con·sign′er n.

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consigner - the person who delivers over or commits merchandiseconsignorshipper - someone who ships goods

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noun the person who delivers over or commits merchandise

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