noun.
The act of consigning; consignation.
noun.
The act of sending or committing, in trust for sale or custody: usually implying conveyance by a carrier, and agency on the part of the recipient.
noun.
That which is consigned; a quantity sent or delivered, especially to an agent, or factor for sale: as, A reccived a large consignment of goods from B.
noun.
The writing by which anything is consigned.