Associations to the word «Consignation»

Wiktionary

CONSIGNATION, noun. The act of consigning.
CONSIGNATION, noun. (obsolete) The act of ratifying or establishing, as if signing; confirmation.
CONSIGNATION, noun. (obsolete) A stamp; an indication.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke