2. (Com.)
Defn: The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc.
3. (Com.)
Defn: That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance. To increase your consignments of this valuable branch of national commerce. Burke.
4. The writing by which anything is consigned.
CONSIGNOR
Con*sign"or ( or , n.
Defn: One who consigns something to another; — opposed to consignee.
[Written also consigner.]
CONSILIENCE
Con*sil"i*ence, n. Etym: [con- + salire to leap.]
Defn: Act of concurring; coincidence; concurrence.
The consilience of inductions takes place when one class of facts
coincides with an induction obtained from another different class.
Whewell.
CONSIMILITUDE; CONSIMILITY
Con`si*mil"i*tude, Con`si*mil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. consimilitude.
See Similitude.]