consignatory

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noun

One of several joint signatories to a document.

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Meanings

nounconsignatory (plural consignatories)

plural consignatories

  1. One of several joint signatories to a document.

    The consignatory must keep the sum consigned in safety, till called for, and is not entitled to part with it.

    1847, William Burge, Commentaries on the Law of Suretyship […]
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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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