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consignatary

consignatary noun: a consignee.

Noun

consignatary (plural consignataries)

  1. (obsolete) A consignee.
    • […] the Owners and Consignataries of the Goods ſo laden[…]c 1665, Leoline Jenkins, a letter to the Lords of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council

Forms of consignatary

pluralconsignataries

Origin of consignatary

Compare consignitary.

Questions about consignatary

What does consignatary mean?
Consignatary means a consignee.
What part of speech is consignatary?
Consignatary is a noun.
What is the plural of consignatary?
The plural of consignatary is consignataries.

Words near consignatary in the dictionary

  1. Consiglio
  2. Consiglios
  3. consign
  4. consignable
  5. consignataries
  6. consignatary
  7. consignation
  8. consignations
  9. consignatories
  10. consignatory
  11. consignature

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