CONSIGNMENT, noun 1. The act of consigning; consignation; the act of sending or committing, as a charge for safe-keeping or management; the act of depositing with, as goods for sale. 2. The thing consigned; the goods sent or delivered to a factor for sale; as, A received a large consignment of goods from B. 3. The writing by which any thing is consigned.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI