consignation

Noun

consignation (countable and uncountable, plural consignations)

1. The act of consigning.
   • So is despair a certain consignation to eternal ruin.1651, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying
   • Now there are some that have understood that this state of happiness, and this state of misery of the soul, before the resurrection, was a first resurrection. Yea, I admit it may be termed a resurrection; the raising of the spirit or the soul, and their consignation to happiness or misery...1830, Joseph Smith, Book of Mormon, Alma:Chapter 19

   Synonyms:

   consignment

2. (obsolete) The act of ratifying or establishing; confirmation.
   • [W]e may look upon the tradition of the holy Sacramental Symbols as a direct conſignation of pardon; […]1660, Jeremy Taylor, “Of the Nature, Excellencies, Uses and Intention of the Holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper. Sect[ion] V. Practical Conclusions from the Preceding Discourses.”, in The Worthy...
   • A terrible thought seized me. Perhaps he had not made his escape! I cast one glance at the burning pile, and, to my consignation, beheld the flames already bursting from the roof.1850, Emerson Bennett (debated authorship), The Prairie Flower; Or
3. (obsolete) A stamp; an indication.
   • , "Of Growth in Sin"
     The most certain consignations of an excellent virtue.