Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Consign \Con*sign"\, v. t. [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}.