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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Consign \Con*sign"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Consigned} 3; p. pr. & vb. n. {Consigning}.] [F. consigner, L. consignare, -signatu,, to seal or sign; con- + signare, fr. signum mark. See {Sign}.]
1. To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another, or into a different state, with the sense of fixedness in that state, or permanence of possession; as, to consign the body to the grave.
At the day of general account, good men are to be consigned over to another state. --Atterbury.
2. To give in charge; to commit; to intrust.
Atrides, parting for the Trojan war, Consigned the youthful consort to his care. --Pope.
The four evangelists consigned to writing that history. --Addison.
3. (Com.) To send or address (by bill of lading or otherwise) to an agent or correspondent in another place, to be cared for or sold, or for the use of such correspondent; as, to consign a cargo or a ship; to consign goods.
4. To assign; to devote; to set apart.
The French commander consigned it to the use for which it was intended by the donor. --Dryden.
5. To stamp or impress; to affect. [Obs.]
Consign my spirit with great fear. --Jer. Taylor.
Syn: To commit; deliver; intrust; resign. See {Commit}.
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