consignatary

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noun

A consignee.

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Meanings

nounconsignatary (plural consignataries)

plural consignataries

  1. obsoleteA consignee.

    […] the Owners and Consignataries of the Goods ſo laden[…]

    c 1665, Leoline Jenkins, a letter to the Lords of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council

Origin

Compare consignitary.

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APA

consignatary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consignatary

MLA

“consignatary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consignatary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consignatary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consignatary.

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