1. The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection;combination.The conjuncture of philosophy and divinity. Hobbes.A fit conjuncture or circumstances. Addison.
2. A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from various conditions. He [Chesterfield] had recently governed Ireland, at a momentous conjuncture, with eminent firmness, wisdom, and humanity. Macaulay.
CONJURATIONCon`ju*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. conjuratio, cf. F. conjuration.]
1. The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name, or in solemn manner; the act of binding by an oath; an earnest entreaty; adjuration. We charge you, in the name of God, take heed; . . . Under this conjuration speak, my lord. Shak.
2. The act or process of invoking supernatural aid by the use of a magical form of words; the practice of magic arts; incantation; enchantment. Pretended conjurations and prophecies of that event. Hallam.
3. A league for a criminal purpose; conspiracy. [Obs.] "The conjuration of Catiline." Sir T. Elyot.
CONJURATORCon"ju*ra`tor, n. Etym: [LL.] (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: One who swears or is sworn with others; one bound by oath with others; a compurgator. Burrill.
CONJURECon*jure", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Conjured; p.pr. & vb.n. Conjuring.]Etym: [F. conjurer, fr. L. conjurare to swear together, to conspire;con- + jurare to swear. See Jury.]
Defn: To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to implore earnestly; to adjure. I conjure you, let him know, Whate'er was done against him, Cato did it. Addison.
CONJURECon*jure", v. i.
Defn: To combine together by an eath; to conspire; to confederate. [ALatinism]Drew after him the third part of Heaven's sons Conjured against theHighest. Milton.
CONJURECon"jure, v. t.
Defn: To affect or effect by conjuration; to call forth or send away by magic arts; to excite or alter, as if by magic or by the aid of supernatural powers. The habitation which your prophet . . . conjured the devil into. Shak. To conjure up, or make visible, as a spirit, by magic arts; hence, to invent; as, to conjure up a story; to conjure up alarms.
CONJURECon"jure, v. i.
Defn: To practice magical arts; to use the tricks of a conjurer; tojuggle; to charm.She conjures; away with her. Shak.
CONJUREMENTCon*jure"ment, n.
Defn: Serious injunction; solemn demand or entreaty. [Obs.] Milton.
CONJURERCon*jur"er, n.
Defn: One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.
CONJURERCon"jur*er, n.
1. One who practices magic arts; one who pretends to act by the aid super natural power; also, one who performs feats of legerdemain or sleight of hand. Dealing with witches and with conjurers. Shak. From the account the loser brings, The conjurer knows who stole the things. Prior.
2. One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely; a man of sagacity. [Obs.] Addison.
CONJURORCon*ju"ror, n. (Law)
Defn: One bound by a common cath with others. [Obs.]
CONJURYCon"ju*ry, n.
Defn: The practice of magic; enchantment. Motley.
CONNConn, v. t.
Defn: See Con, to direct a ship.
CONNASCENCE; CONNASCENCY Con*nas"cence, Con*nas"cen*cy, n. Etym: [L. con- + nascentia birth, fr. nascens, p.pr. of nasci to be born.]
1. The common birth of two or more at the same tome; production of two or more together. Johnson.
2. That which is born or produced with another.
3. The act of growing together. [Obs.] Wiseman.
CONNASCENTCon*nas"cent, a.
Defn: Born together; produced at the same time. Craig.
CONNATECon"nate, a. Etym: [L. connatus; con- + natus born, p.p. of nasci.See Cognate.]
1. Born with another; being of the same birth.
2. Congenital; existing from birth. "Connate notions." South. A difference has been made by some; those diseases or conditions which are dependent on original conformation being called congenital; while the diseases of affections that may have supervened during gestation or delivery are called connate. Dunglison.
3. (Bot.)
Defn: Congenitally united; growing from one base, or united at their bases; united into one body; as, connate leaves or athers. See Illust. of Connate-perfoliate.
CONNATE-PERFOLIATECon"nate-per*fo"li*ate, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Connate or coalescent at the base so as to produce a broad foliaceous body through the center of which the stem passes; — applied to leaves, as the leaves of the boneset.
CONNATIONCon*na"tion, n.
Defn: Connection by birth; natural union. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
CONNATURALCon*nat"u*ral, a. Etym: [Pref. con- + natural.]
1. Connected by nature; united in nature; inborn; inherent; natural. These affections are connatural to us. L'Estrange.
2. Partaking of the same nature. And mix with our connatural dust. Milton.
CONNATURALITYCon*nat`u*ral"i*ty, n.
Defn: Participation of the same nature; natural union or connection.[R.]A congruity and connaturality between them. Sir M. Hale.
CONNATURALIZECon*nat"u*ral*ize, v. t.
Defn: To bring to the same nature as something else; to adapt. [Obs.]Dr. J. Scott.
CONNATURALLYCon*nat"u*ral*ly, adv.
Defn: By the act of nature; originally; from birth. Sir M. Hale.
CONNATURALNESSCon*nat"u*ral*ness, n.
Defn: Participation of the same nature; natural union. I. Walton.
CONNATURECon*na"ture, n.
Defn: Participation in a common nature or character. [R.] Connature was defined as likeness in kind between either two changes in consciousness, or two states of consciousness. H. Spencer.
CONNECTCon*nect", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Connected; p.pr. & vb.n. Connecting.]Etym: [L. connectere, -nexum; con- + nectere to bind. See Annex.]
1. To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between. He fills, he bounds, connect and equals all. Pope. A man must the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a syllogism. Locke.
2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair. Connecting rod (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.
CONNECTCon*nect", v. i.
Defn: To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connect with another.
CONNECTEDLYCon*nect"ed*ly, adv.
Defn: In a connected manner.
CONNECTIONCon*nec"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. Connexion.]
1. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship. He [Algazel] denied the possibility of a known connection between cause and effect. Whewell. The eternal and inserable connection between virtue and hapiness. Atterbury.
2. That which connects or joins together; bond; tie. Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things. I. Taylor.
3. A relation; esp. a person connected with another by marriage rather than by blood; — used in a loose and indefinite, and sometimes a comprehensive, sense.
4. The persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection; the Methodist connection. Men elevated by powerful connection. Motley. At the head of a strong parliamentary connection. Macaulay. Whose names, forces, connections, and characters were perfectly known to him. Macaulay. In this connection, in connection with this subject.
Note: [A phrase objected to by some writers.]
Note: This word was formerly written, as by Milton, with x instead of t in the termination, connexion, and the same thing is true of the kindred words inflexion, reflexion, and the like. But the general usage at present is to spell them connection, inflection, reflection, etc.
Syn. — Union; coherence; continuity; junction; association; dependence; intercourse; commerce; communication; affinity; relationship.
CONNECTIVECon*nect"ive, a.
Defn: Connecting, or adapted to connect; involving connection.Connection tissue (Anat.) See Conjunctive tissue, under Conjunctive.
CONNECTIVECon*nect"ive, n.
Defn: That which connects. Specifically: (a) (Gram.) A word that connect words or sentences; a conjunction or preposition. (b) (Bot.) That part of an anther which connects its thecæ, lobes, or cells.
CONNECTIVELYCon*nect"ive*ly, adv.
Defn: In connjunction; jointly.
CONNECTORCon*nect"or, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, connects; as: (a) A flexible tube for connecting the ends of glass tubes in pneumatic experiments. (b) A device for holding two parts of an electrical conductor in contact.
CONNERCon"ner, n. Etym: [Cf. Cunner.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A marine European fish (Crenilabrus melops); also, the relatedAmerican cunner. See Cunner.
CONNEXCon*nex", v. t. Etym: [L. connexus, p.p. See Connect.]
Defn: To connect. Sir M. Hale.
CONNEXIONCon*nex"ion, n. Etym: [L. connexio: cf. F. connexion.]
Defn: Connection. See Connection.
CONNEXIVECon*nex"ive, a.
Defn: See Connective.
CONNING TOWERCon"ning tow"er, n.
Defn: The shotproof pilot house of a war vessel.
CONNIVANCECon*niv"ance, n. Etym: [Cf. F. connivence, L. conniventia.]
1. Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or co
2. (Law)
Defn: Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not involving actual participation in, but knowledge of, and failure to prevent or oppose it.
Syn.— See Collusion.
CONNIVECon*nive", v. i. [imp. & p.p. Connived; p.pr. & vb.n. Conniving.]Etym: [L. connivere to shut the eues, connive, fr. con- + (perh.) aword akin to nicere to beckon, nictare to wink.]
1. To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink. [Obs.] The artist is to teach them how to nod judiciously, and to connive with either eye. Spectator.
2. To close the eyes upon a fault; to wink (at); to fail or forbear by intention to discover an act; to permit a proceeding, as if not aware of it; — usually followed by at. To connive at what it does not approve. Jer. Taylor. In many of these, the directors were heartily concurring; in most of them, they were encouraging, and sometimes commanding; in all they were conniving. Burke. The government thought it expedient, occasionally, to connive at the violation of this rule. Macaulay.
CONNIVECon*nive", v. t.
Defn: To shut the eyes to; to overlook; to pretend not to see. [R. &Obs.] "Divorces were not connived only, but with eye open allowed."Milton.
CONNIVENCYCon*niv"en*cy, n.
Defn: Connivance. [Obs.]
CONNIVENTCon*niv"ent, a. Etym: [L. connivens, p. pr.]
1. Forbearing to see; designedly inattentive; as, connivent justice. [R.] Milton.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: Brought close together; arched inward so that the points meet; converging; in close contact; as, the connivent petals of a flower, wings of an insect, or folds of membrane in the human system, etc.
CONNIVERCon*niv"er, n.
Defn: One who connives.
CONNOISSEUR Con`nois*seur", n. Etym: [F. connaisseur, formerly connoisseur, fr. connaître to know, fr. L. cognoscere to become acquainted with; co- + noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know. See Know, amd cf. Cognizor.]
Defn: One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine arts. The connoisseur is "one who knows," as opposed to the dilettant, who only "thinks he knows." Fairholt.
CONNOISSEURSHIPCon`nois*seur"ship, n.
Defn: State of being a connoisseur.
CONNOTATECon"no*tate, v. t. Etym: [L. con- + notatus, p.p.of notare to mark.Cf. Connote.]
Defn: To connote; to suggest or designate (something) as additional; to include; to imply. Hammond.
CONNOTATIONCon`no*ta"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. connotation.]
Defn: The act of connoting; a making known or designating something additional; implication of something more than is asserted.
CONNOTATIVECon*no"ta*tive ( or ), a.
1. Implying something additional; illative.
2. (Log.)
Defn: Implying an attribute. See Connote. Connotative term, one which denotes a subject and implies an attribute. J. S. Mill.
CONNOTATIVELYCon*no"ta*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In a connotative manner; expressing connotation.
CONNOTECon*note", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Connoted; p.pr. & vb.n. Connoting.]Etym: [See Connotate, and Note.]
1. To mark along with; to suggest or indicate as additional; to designate by implication; to include in the meaning; to imply. Good, in the general notion of it, connotes also a certain suitableness of it to some other thing. South.
2. (Logic)
Defn: To imply as an attribute. The word "white" denotes all white things, as snow, paper, the foam of the sea, etc., and ipmlies, or as it was termed by the schoolmen, connotes, the attribute "whiteness." J. S. Mill.
CONNUBIAL Con*nu"bi*al, a. Etym: [L. connubialis, fr. connubium marriage; con- + nubere to veil, to marry. See Nupital.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to marriage, or the marriage state; conjugal;nuptial.Nor Eve the rites Mysterious of connubial love refused. Milton.Kind, connubial tenderness. Goldsmith.
CONNUBIALITYCon*nu`bi*al"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being connubial; something characteristics ofthe conjugal state; an expression of connubial tenderness.Some connubialities which had begun to pass between Mr. and Mrs. B.Dickens.
CONNUMERATION Con*nu`mer*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. connumeratio, fr. L. connumerare, - numeratum, to number with.]
Defn: A reckoning together. [R.] Porson.
CONNUSANCECon"nu*sance, n. (Law)
Defn: See Cognizance. [Obs.]
CONNUSANTCon"nu*sant, a. (Law)
Defn: See Cognizant. [Obs.]
CONNUSORCon`nu*sor", n. (Law)
Defn: See Cognizor. [Obs.]
CONNUTRITIOUSCon`nu*tri"tious, a.
Defn: Nutritious by force of habit; — said of certain kinds of food.[Obs.] Crabb.
CONNYCon"ny, a. [Canny, Gunning.]
Defn: Brave; fine; canny. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
CONODONTCo"no*dont, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A peculiar toothlike fossil of many forms, found especially in carboniferous rocks. Such fossils are supposed by some to be the teeth of marsipobranch fishes, but they are probably the jaws of annelids.
CONOIDCo"noid, n. Etym: [Gr. conoïde.]
1. Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone.
2. (Geom.) (a) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic conoid, etc.; — more commonly called paraboloid, ellipsoid, etc. (b) A surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner as always to meet a given straight line and a given curve, and continue parallel to a given plane. Math. Dict.
CONOIDCo"noid
Defn: , Resembling a cone; conoidal.
CONOIDALCo*noid"al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. conoïdal.]
Defn: Nearly, but not exactly, conical. Lindley.
CONOIDIC; CONOIDICALCo*noid"ic, Co*noid"ic*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to a conoid; having the form of a conoid.
CONOMINEECo*nom`i*nee", n.
Defn: One nominated in conjunction with another; a joint nominee.Kirby.
CONQUADRATECon*quad"rate, v. t. Etym: [L. conquadratus, p.p. of conquadrare.]
Defn: To bring into a square. [R.] Ash.
CONQUASSATECon*quas"sate, v. t. Etym: [L. conquassatus, p.p. of conquassare.]
Defn: To shake; to agitate. [Obs.] Harvey.— Con`quas*sa"tion, n. [Obs.]
CONQUER Con"quer, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Conquered; p.pr. & vb.n. Conquering.] Etym: [OF. conquerre, F. conquérir, fr. L. conquirere, -quisitum, to seek or search for, to bring together, LL., to conquer; con- + quaerere to seek. See Quest.]
1. To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield; to vanquish. "If thou conquer Rome." Shak. If we be conquer'd, let men conquer us. Shak. We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms. Pope.
2. To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptatin, etc. By winning words to conquer hearts, And make persuasion do the work of fear. Milton.
3. To gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace.
Syn. — To subdue; vanquish; overcome; overpower; overthrow; defeat; rout; discomfit; subjugate; reduce; humble; crush; surmount; subject; master. — To Conquer, Vanquish, Subdue, Subjugate, Overcome. These words agree in the general idea expressed by overcome, — that of bringing under one's power by the exertion of force. Conquer is wider and more general than vanquish, denoting usually a succession of conflicts. Vanquish is more individual, and refers usually to a single conflict. Thus, Alexander conquered Asia in a succession of battles, and vanquished Darius in one decisive engagement. Subdue implies a more gradual and continual pressure, but a surer and more final subjection. We speak of a nation as subdued when its spirit is at last broken, so that no further resistance is offered. Subjugate is to bring completely under the yoke of bondage. The ancient Gauls were never finally subdued by the Romans until they were completely subjugated. These words, when used figuratively, have correspondent meanings. We conquer our prejudices or aversions by a succesion of conflicts; but we sometimes vanquish our reluctance to duty by one decided effort: we endeavor to subdue our evil propensities by watchful and persevering exertions. Subjugate is more commonly taken in its primary meaning, and when used figuratively has generally a bad sense; as, his reason was completely subjugated to the sway of his passions.
CONQUERCon"quer, v. i.
Defn: To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail.He went forth conquering and to conquer. Rev. vi. 2.The champions resolved to conquer or to die. Waller.
CONQUERABLECon*quer*a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being conquered or subdued. South.— Con"quer*a*ble*ness, n.
CONQUERESSCon"quer*ess, n.
Defn: A woman who conquers. Fairfax.
CONQUERORCon"quer*or, n. Etym: [OF. conquereor, fr. conquerre,]
Defn: One who conquers. The Conqueror (Eng. Hist.). William the Norman (1027-1067) who invaded England, defeated Harold in the battle of Hastings, and was crowned king, in 1066.
CONQUEST Con"quest, n. Etym: [OF. conquest, conqueste, F. conquête, LL. conquistum, conquista, prop. p.p. from L. conquirere. See Conquer.]
1. The act or process of conquering, or acquiring by force; the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force, whether physical or moral; subjection; subjugation; victory. In joys of conquest he resigns his breath. Addison. Three years sufficed for the conquest of the country. Prescott.
2. That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral. Wherefore rejoice What conquest brings he home Shak.
3. (Feudal Law)
Defn: The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition. Blackstone.
4. The act of gaining or regaining by successful strugle; as, the conquest of liberty or peace. The Conquest (Eng. Hist.), the subjugation of England by William of Normandy in 1066.
Syn.— Victory; triumph; mastery; reduction; subjugation; subjection.
CONQUIANCon"qui*an, n. (Card Playing)
Defn: A game for two, played with 40 cards, in which each player tries to form three or four of a kind or sequences.
CONSANGUINEALCon`san*guin"e*al, a.
Defn: Of the same blood; related by birth. Sir T. Browne.
CONSANGUINEDCon*san"guined, a.
Defn: Of kin blood; related. [R.] Johnson.
CONSANGUINEOUS Con`san*guin"e*ous, a. Etym: [L. conguineus; con- + sanguis blood: cf. F. consanguin. See Sanquine.]
Defn: Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor. Shak.
CONSANGUINITY Con`san*guin"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. consanguinitas: cf. F. consanguintit.]
Defn: The relation of person by blood, is distinction from affinity or relation by marriage; blood relationship; as, lineal consanguinity; collateral consanguinity. Invoking aid by the ties of consanguinity. Prescott.
CONSARCINATION Con*sar`ci*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. consarcinare, -natum, to patch together.]
Defn: A patching together; patchwork. [Obs.] Bailey.
CONSCIENCE Con"science, n. Etym: [F. conscience, fr. L. conscientia, fr. consciens, p.pr. of conscire to know, to be conscious; con- + scire to know. See Science.]
1. Knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness. [Obs.] The sweetest cordial we receive, at last, Is conscience of our virtuous actions past. Denham.
2. The faculty, power, or inward principle which decides as to the character of one's own actions, purposes, and affections, warning against and condemning that which is wrong, and approving and prompting to that which is right; the moral faculty passing judgment on one's self; the moral sense. My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain. Shak. As science means knowledge, conscience etymologically means self- knowledge . . . But the English word implies a moral standard of action in the mind as well as a consciousness of our own actions. . . . Conscience is the reason, employed about questions of right and wrong, and accompanied with the sentiments of approbation and condemnation. Whewell.
3. The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty. Conscience supposes the existence of some such [i.e., moral] faculty, and properly signifies our consciousness of having acted agreeably or contrary to its directions. Adam Smith.
4. Tenderness of feeling; pity. [Obs.] Chaucer. Conscience clause, a clause in a general law exempting persons whose religious scruples forbid compliance therewith, — as from taking judicial oaths, rendering military service, etc. — Conscience money, stolen or wrongfully acquired money that is voluntarily restored to the rightful possessor. Such money paid into the United States treasury by unknown debtors is called the Conscience fund. — Court of Conscience, a court established for the recovery of small debts, in London and other trading cities and districts. [Eng.] Blackstone. — In conscience, In all conscience, in deference or obedience to conscience or reason; in reason; reasonably. "This is enough in conscience." Howell. "Half a dozen fools are, in all conscience, as many as you should require." Swift. — To make conscience of, To make a matter of conscience, to act according to the dictates of conscience concerning (any matter), or to scruple to act contrary to its dictates.
CONSCIENCEDCon"scienced, a.
Defn: Having a conscience. [R.] "Soft-conscienced men." Shak.
CONSCIENCELESSCon"science*less, a.
Defn: Without conscience; indifferent to conscience; unscrupulous.Conscienceless and wicked patrons. Hookre.
CONSCIENTCon"scient, a. Etym: [L. consciens, -entis, p.pr.]
Defn: Conscious. [R.] Bacon.
CONSCIENTIOUS Con`sci*en"tious, a. Etym: [Cf. F. consciencieux, LL. conscientiosus.]
1. Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong; — said of a person. The advice of wise and conscientious men. Prescott.
2. Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed to the dictates of conscience; — said of actions. A holy and conscientious course. Abp. Tillotson.
Syn.— Scrupulous; exact; faithful; just; upright.
CONSCIENTIOUSLYCon`sci*en"tious*ly, adv.
Defn: In a conscientious manner; as a matter of conscience; hence; faithfully; accurately; completely.
CONSCIENTIOUSNESSCon`sci*en"tious*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to the dictates of conscience.
CONSCIONABLECon"scion*a*ble, a. Etym: [Irregularly formed fr. conscience.]
Defn: Governed by, or according to, conscience; reasonable; just.Let my debtors have conscionable satisfaction. Sir H. Wotton.
CONSCIONABLENESSCon"scion*a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being conscionable; reasonableness. Johnson.
CONSCIONABLYCon"scion*a*bly, adv.
Defn: Reasonably; justly.
CONSCIOUSCon"scious, a. Etym: [L. conscius; con- + scire to know. SeeConscience.]
1. Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mentaloperations.Some are thinking or conscious beings, or have a power of thought. I.Watts.
2. Possessing knowledge, whether by internal, conscious experience or by external observation; cognizant; aware; sensible. Her conscious heart imputed suspicion where none could have been felt. Hawthorne. The man who breathes most healthilly is least conscious of his own breathing. De Quincey.
3. Made the object of consciousness; known to one's self; as, conscious guilt. With conscious terrors vex me round. Milton.
Syn.— Aware; apprised; sensible; felt; known.
CONSCIOUSLYCon"scious*ly, adv.
Defn: In a conscious manner; with knowledge of one's own mental operations or actions.
CONSCIOUSNESSCon"scious*ness, n.
1. The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc. Consciousness is thus, on the one hand, the recognition by the mind or "ego" of its acts and affections; — in other words, the self- affirmation that certain modifications are known by me, and that these modifications are mine. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. Immediate knowledge or perception of the presence of any object, state, or sensation. See the Note under Attention. Annihilate the consciousness of the object, you annihilate the consciousness of the operation. Sir W. Hamilton. And, when the steam Which overflowed the soul had passed away, A consciousness remained that it had left. . . . images and precious thoughts That shall not die, and can not be destroyed. Wordsworth. The consciousness of wrong brought with it the consciousness of weakness. Froude.
3. Feeling, persuasion, or expectation; esp., inward sense of guilt or innocence. [R.] An honest mind is not in the power of a dishonest: to break its peace there must be some guilt or consciousness. Pope.
CONSCRIBECon*scribe", v. t. Etym: [L. conscribere. See Conscript.]
Defn: To enroll; to enlist. [Obs.] E. Hall.
CONSCRIPT Con"script, a. Etym: [L. conscriptus, p.p. of conscribere to write together, to enroll; con- + scribere to write. See Scribe.]
Defn: Enrolled; written; registered. Conscript fathers (Rom. Antiq.), the senators of ancient Rome. When certain new senators were first enrolled with the "fathers" the body was called Patres et Conscripti; afterward all were called Patres conscripti.
CONSCRIPTCon"script, n.
Defn: One taken by lot, or compulsorily enrolled, to serve as a soldier or sailor.
CONSCRIPTCon*script", v. t.
Defn: To enroll, by compulsion, for military service.
CONSCRIPTIONCon*scrip"tion, n. Etym: [L. conscriptio: cf. F. conscription.]
1. An enrolling or registering. The conscription of men of war. Bp. Burnet.
2. A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval service; a draft.
CONSCRIPTIONCon*scrip"tion, a.
Defn: Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration.
CONSECRATE Con"se*crate, a. Etym: [L. consceratus, p.p. of conscerare to conscerate; con- + sacrare to consecrate, sacer sacred. See Sacred.]
Defn: Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.They were assembled in that consecrate place. Bacon.
CONSECRATECon"se*crate, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Consecrated; p.pr. & vb.n.Consecrating.]
1. To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service or worship of God; as, to consecrate a church; to give (one's self) unreservedly, as to the service of God. One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy rest. Sharp.
2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop. Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. Ex. xxix. 9.
3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time. Burke.
Syn.— See Addict.
CONSECRATERCon"se*cra`ter, n.
Defn: Consecrator.
CONSECRATIONCon`se*cra"tion, n. Etym: [L. consecratio: cf. F. consécration.]
Defn: The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of beingconsecrated; dedication.Until the days of your consecration be at an end. Lev. viii. 33.Consecration makes not a place sacred, but only solemny declares itso. South.
CONSECRATORCon"se*cra`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who consecrates; one who performs the rites by which a person or thing is devoted or dedicated to sacred purposes. [Written also consecrater.]
CONSECRATORYCon"se*cra*to*ry ( or ), a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the act of consecration; dedicatory.The consecratory prayer. Bp. Burnet.
CONSECTANEOUSCon`sec*ta"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. consectaneus.]
Defn: Following as a matter of course. Blount.
CONSECTARY Con"sec*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. consectarius, fr. consectari to follow after eagerly; con- + sectari to follow eagerly, fr. sequi to follow.]
Defn: Following by consequence; consequent; deducible. [R.]"Consectary impieties." Sir T. Browne.
CONSECTARYCon"sec*ta*ry, n.
Defn: That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible; deduction from premises; corollary. [R.] Milton.
CONSECUTECon"se*cute, v. t.
Defn: To follow closely; to endeavor to overtake; to pursue. [Obs.]Bp. Burnet.
CONSECUTIONCon`se*cu"tion, n. Etym: [L. consecutio. See Consequent.]
1. A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence. Sir M. Hale.
2. A succession or series of any kind. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton. Month of consecution (Astron.), a month as reckoned from one conjunction of the moon with the sun to another.
CONSECUTIVECon*sec"u*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. consécutif. See Consequent.]
1. Following in a train; suceeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years.
2. Following as a consequence or result; actually or logically dependent; consequential; succeeding. The actions of a man consecutive to volition. Locke.
3. (Mus.)
Defn: Having similarity of sequence; — said of certain parallel progressions of two parts in a piece of harmony; as, consecutive fifths, or consecutive octaves, which are forbidden. Consecutive chords (Mus.), chords of the same kind suceeding one another without interruption.
CONSECUTIVELYCon*sec"u*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In a consecutive manner; by way of sequence; successively.
CONSECUTIVENESSCon*sec"u*tive*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being consecutive.
CONSENSIONCon*sen"sion, n. Etym: [L. consensio.]
Defn: Agreement; accord. Bentley.
CONSENSUALCon*sen"su*al, a. Etym: [See Consent, v. i., and cf. Sensual.]
1. (Law)
Defn: Existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition; as, consensual motions. Consensual contract (Law), a contract formed merely by consent, as a marriage contract.
CONSENSUSCon*sen"sus, n. Etym: [L. See Consent.]
Defn: Agreement; accord; consent.That traditional consensus of society which we call public opinion.Tylor.
CONSENTCon*sent", v. i. [imp. & p.p. Consented; p.pr. & vb.n Consenting.]Etym: [F. consentir, fr. L. consentire, -sensum, to feel together,agree; con- + sentire to feel. See Sense.]
1. To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur. And Saul was consenting unto his death. Acts. viii. 1. Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in jugdment. Fuller.
2. To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply. My poverty, but not my will, consents. Shak. And whispering "I will ne'er consent," — consented. Byron.
Syn. — To accede; yield; assent; comply; agree; allow; concede; permit; admit; concur; acquiesce.
CONSENTCon*sent", v. t.
Defn: To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit. [Obs.]Interpreters . . . will not consent it to be a true story. Milton.
CONSENTCon*sent", n. Etym: [Cf. OF. consent.]
1. Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord. All with one consent began to make exuse. Luke xiv. 18. They feil together all, as by consent. Shak.
2. Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony; coherence. The melodious consent of the birds. Holland. Such is the world's great harmony that springs From union, order, full consent of things. Pope.
3. Voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance; approval; permission. Thou wert possessed of David's throne By free consent of all. Milton.
4. (Law)
Defn: Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreement to, or concurrence in, some act or purpose, implying physical and mental power and free action.
5. (Physiol.)
Defn: Sympathy. See Sympathy, 4.
Syn. — Assent; acquiescence; concurrence; agreement; approval; permission. See Assent. Age of consent (Law), an age, fixed by statute and varying in different jurisdictions, at which one is competent to give consent. Sexual intercourse with a female child under the age of consent is punishable as rape.
CONSENTANEITYCon*sen`ta*ne"i*ty, n.
Defn: Mutual agreement. [R.]
CONSENTANEOUSCon`sen*ta"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. consentaneus.]
Defn: Consistent; agreeable; suitable; accordant to; harmonious;concurrent.A good law and consentaneous to reason. Howell.— Con`sen*ta"ne*ous*ly, adv.— Con`sen*ta"ne*ous*ness, n.
CONSENTANTCon*sent"ant, a. Etym: [F., p. pr. of consentir.]
Defn: Consenting. [Obs.] Chaucer.
CONSENTERCon*sent"er, a.
Defn: One who consents.
CONSENTIENTCon*sen"tient, a. Etym: [L. consentients, p. pr. See Consent.]
Defn: Agreeing in mind; accordant.The consentient judgment of the church. Bp. Pearson.
CONSENTINGLYCon*sent"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: With consent; in a compliant manner. Jer. Taylor.
CONSEQUENCECon"se*quence, n. Etym: [L., consequentia: cf. F. conséquence. SeeConsequent.]
1. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result. Shun to taste, And shun the bitter consequence. Milton.
2. (Logic)
Defn: A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
3. Chain of causes and effects; consecution. Such fatal consequence unites us three. Milton. Link follows link by necessary consequence. Coleridge.
4. Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction. It is a matter of small consequence. Shak. A sense of your own worth and consequence. Cowper. In consequence, hence; for this cause. — In consequence of, by reason of; as the effect of.
Syn.— Effect; result; end. See Effect.
CONSEQUENCINGCon"se*quen`cing, n.
Defn: Drawing inference. [R.] Milton.
CONSEQUENT Con"se*quent, a. Etym: [L. consequens, -entis, p. pr. of consequi to follow; con- + sequi to follow: cf. F. conséquent. See Second, and cf. Consecution.]
1. Following as a result, inference, or natural effect. The right was consequent to, and built on, an act perfectly personal. Locke.
2. (Logic)
Defn: Following by necessary inference or rational deduction; as, a proposition consequent to other propositions. Consequent points, Consequent poles (Magnetism), a number of poles distributed under certain conditions, along the axis of a magnetized steel bar, which regularly has but the two poles at the extremities.
CONSEQUENTCon"se*quent, n.
1. That which follows, or results from, a cause; a result or naturaleffect.They were ill-governed, which is always a consequent of ill payment.Sir J. Davies.
2. (Logic)
Defn: That which follows from propositions by rational deduction; that which is deduced from reasoning or argumentation; a conclusion, or inference.
3. (Math.)
Defn: The second term of a ratio, as the term b in the ratio a:b, the first a, being the antecedent.
CONSEQUENTIALCon`se*quen"tial, a.
1. Following as a consequence, result, or logical inference; consequenment. All that is revealed in Scripture has a consequential necessity of being believed . . . because it is of divine authority. Locke. These kind of arguments . . . are highly consequential and concludent to my purpose. Sir M. Hale.
2. Assuming or exhibiting an air of consequence; pretending to importance; pompous; self-important; as, a consequential man. See Consequence, n., 4. His stately and consequential pace. Sir W. Scott. Consequential damage (Law) (a) Damage so remote as not to be actionable (b) Damage which although remote is actionable. (c) Actionable damage, but not following as an immediate result of an act.
CONSEQUENTIALLYCon`se*quen"tial*ly, adv.
1. With just deduction of consequence; with right connection of ideas; logically. The faculty of writing consequentially. Addison.
2. By remote consequence; not immediately; eventually; as, to do a thing consequentially. South.
3. In a regular series; in the order of cause and effect; with logical concatenation; consecutively; continuously.
4. With assumed importance; pompously.
CONSEQUENTIALNESSCon`se*quen"tial*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being consequential.
CONSEQUENTLYCon"se*quent*ly, adv.
Defn: By consequence; by natural or logical sequence or connection.
Syn.— See Accordingly.
CONSERTION Con*ser"tion, n. Etym: [L. consertio, fr. conserere, -sertum to connect; con- + serere to join.]
Defn: Junction; adaptation [R.]Consertion of design, how exquisite. Young.
CONSERVABLECon*serv"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. conservabilitis.]
Defn: Capable of being preserved from decay or injury.
CONSERVANCYCon*serv"an*cy, n.
Defn: Conservation, as from injury, defilement, or irregular use.[An act was] passed in 1866, for vesting in the Conservators of theRiver Thames the conservancy of the Thames and Isis. Mozley & W.
CONSERVANTCon*serv"ant, a. Etym: [L. conservans, p.pr.]
Defn: Having the power or quality of conservation.
CONSERVATIONCon`ser*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. conservatio: cf. F. conservation.]
Defn: The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation. A step necessary for the conservation of Protestantism. Hallam. A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation. Burke. Conservation of areas (Astron.), the principle that the radius vector drawn from a planet to the sun sweeps over equal areas in equal times. — Conservation of energy, or Conservation of force (Mech.), the principle that the total energy of any material system is a quantity which can neither be increased nor diminished by any action between the parts of the system, though it may be transformed into any of the forms of which energy is susceptible. Clerk Maxwell.
CONSERVATIONALCon`ser*va"tion*al, a.
Defn: Tending to conserve; preservative.
CONSERVATISMCon*serv"a*tism, n. Etym: [For conservatism.]
Defn: The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established; opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a conservative.
CONSERVATIVECon*serv"a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. conservatif.]
1. Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
2. Tending or disposed to maintain existing institutions; opposed to change or innovation.
3. Of or pertaining to a political party which favors the conservation of existing institutions and forms of government as the Conservative party in england; — contradistinguished from Liberal and Radical. We have always been conscientuously attached to what is called the Tory, and which might with more propierty be called the Conservative, party. Quart. Rev. (1830). Conservative system (Mech.), a material sustem of such a nature that after the system has undergone any series of changes, and been brought back in any manner to its original state, the whole work done by external agents on the system is equal to the whole work done by the system overcoming external forces. Clerk Maxwell.
CONSERVATIVECon*serv"a*tive, n.
1. One who, or that which, preserves from ruin, injury, innovation, or radical change; a preserver; a conserver. The Holy Spirit is the great conservative of the new life. Jer. Taylor.
2. One who desires to maintain existing institutions and customs; also, one who holds moderate opinions in politics; — opposed to revolutionary or radical.
3. (Eng. Hist.)
Defn: A member of the Conservative party.
CONSERVATIVENESSCon*serv"a*tive*ness, a.
Defn: The quality of being conservative.
CONSERVATOIRECon`ser"va*toire`, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A public place of instruction in any special branch, esp. music and the arts. [See Conservatory, 3].
CONSERVATORCon"ser*va`tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. conservateur.]
1. One who preserves from injury or violation; a protector; a preserver. The great Creator and Conservator of the world. Derham.
2. (Law) (a) An officer who has charge of preserving the public peace, as a justice or sheriff. (b) One who has an official charge of preserving the rights and privileges of a city, corporation, community, or estate. The lords of the secret council were likewise made conservators of the peace of the two kingdoms. Clarendon. The conservator of the estate of an idiot. Bouvier. Conservators of the River Thames, a board of comissioners instituted by Parliament to have the conservancy of the Thames.
CONSERVATORY Con*serv"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. conservatoire, LL. conservatorius.]
Defn: Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
CONSERVATORY Con*serv"a*to*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. conservatoire, LL. conservatorium.]
1. That which preserves from injury. [Obs.] "A conservatory of life." Jer. Taylor.
2. A place for preserving anything from loss, decay, waste, or injury; particulary, a greenhouse for preserving exotic or tender plants.
3. A public place of instruction, designed to preserve and perfect the knowledge of some branch of science or art, esp. music.
CONSERVATRIXCon`ser*va"trix, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A woman who preserves from loss, injury, etc.
CONSERVECon*serve", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Conserved; p.pr. & vb.n. Conserving.]Etym: [F. conserver, L. conservare; con- + servare to keep, guard.See Serve.]
1. To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect. The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and maintain with the emperor. Strype.
2. To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.
CONSERVECon"serve, n. Etym: [F. conserve, fr. conserver.]
1. Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat prepared with sugar; a confection. I shall . . . study broths, plasters, and conserves, till from a fine lady I become a notable woman. Tatler.
2. (Med.)
Defn: A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar. See Confection.
3. A conservatory. [Obs.] Evelyn.
CONSERVERCon*serv"er, n.
Defn: One who conserves.
CONSIDER Con*sid"er, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Considered; p.pr. & vb.n. Considering.] Etym: [F. considérer, L. considerare, -sideratum, to consider, view attentively, prob. fr. con- + sidus, sideris, star, constellation; orig., therefore, to look at the stars. See Sidereal, and cf. Desire.]
1. To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to thank on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on. I will consider thy testimonies. Ps. cxix. 95. Thenceforth to speculations high or deep I turned my thoughts, and with capacious mind Considered all things visible. Milton.
2. To look at attentively; to observe; to examine. She considereth a field, and buyeth it. Prov. xxxi. 16.
3. To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect. Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day Was yours by accident. Shak. England could grow into a posture of being more united at home, and more considered abroad. Sir W. Temple.
4. To estamate; to think; to regard; to view. Considered as plays, his works are absurd. Macaulay.
Note: The proper sense of consider is often blended with an idea of the result of considering; as, "Blessed is he that considereth the poor." Ps. xli. 1. ; i.e., considers with sympathy and pity. "Which [services] if I have not enough considered." Shak. ; i.e., requited as the sufficient considering of them would suggest. "Consider him liberally." J. Hooker.
Syn. — To ponder; weigh; revolve; study; reflect or meditate on; contemplate; examine. See Ponder.
CONSIDERCon*sid"er, v. i.
1. To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate. We will consider of your suit. Shak. 'T were to consider too curiously, to consider so. Shak. She wished she had taken a moment to consider, before rushing down stairs. W. Black
2. To hesitate. [Poetic & R.] Dryden.
CONSIDERABLECon*sid"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. considérable.]
1. Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to. It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning. Bp. Wilkins. Eternity is infinitely the most considerable duration. Tillotson.
2. Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; — said of persons. You are, indeed, a very considerable man. Junius.
3. Of importance or value. In painting, not every action, nor every person, is considerable enough to enter into the cloth. Dryden. A considerable sum of money. Prescott.
CONSIDERABLENESSCon*sid"er*a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Worthiness of consideration; dignity; value; size; amount.
CONSIDERABLYCon*sid"er*a*bly, adv.
Defn: In a manner or to a degree not trifling or unimportant;greatly; much.The breeds . . . differ considerably from each other. Darwin.
CONSIDERANCECon*sid"er*ance, n. Etym: [L. considerantia.]
Defn: Act of considering; consideration. [Obs.] Shak.
CONSIDERATECon*sid"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. consideratus, p.p.]
1. Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful of consequences or circumstances; circumspect; careful; esp. careful of the rights, claims, and feelings of other. Of dauntless courage and considerate pride. Milton. considerate, and careful of his people. Dryden. The wisest and most considerate men in the world. Sharp.
2. Having respect to; regardful. [R.] They may be . . . more considerate of praise. Dr. H. More.
Syn.— Thoughtful; reflective; careful; discreet; prudent; deliberate;serious. See Thoughtful.— Con*sid"er*ate*ly, adv.— Con*sid"er*ate*ness, n.
CONSIDERATIONCon*sid`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. consideratio: cf. F. consid.]
1. The act or process of considering; continuous careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention. Let us think with consideration. Sir P. Sidney. Consideration, like an angel, came. Shak.
2. Attentive respect; appreciative regard; — used especially in diplomatic or stately correspondence. The undersigned has the honor to repeat to Mr. Hulseman the assurance of his high consideration. D. Webster. The consideration with which he was treated. Whewell.
3. Thoughtful or sympathetic regard or notice. Consideration for the poor is a doctrine of the church. Newman.
4. Claim to notice or regard; some degree of importance or consequence. Lucan is the only author of consideration among the Latin poets who was not explained for . . . the Dauphin. Addison.
5. The result of delibration, or of attention and examonation; matured opinion; a reflection; as, considerations on the choice of a profession.
6. That which is, or should be, taken into account as a ground of opinion or action; motive; reason. He was obliged, antecedent to all other considerations, to search an asylum. Dryden. Some considerations which are necessary to the forming of a correct judgment. Macaulay.
7. (Law)
Defn: The cause which moves a contracting party to enter into an agreement; the material cause of a contract; the price of a stripulation; compensation; equivalent. Bouvier.
Note: Consideration is what is done, or promised to be done, in exchange for a promise, and "as a mere advantage to the promisor without detriment to the promisee would not avail, the proper test is detriment to the promisee." Wharton.
CONSIDERATIVECon*sid"er*a*tive, a.
Defn: Considerate; careful; thoughtful. [Archaic]I love to be considerative. B. Jonson.
CONSIDERATORCon*sid"er*a`tor, n.
Defn: One who considers. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
CONSIDERERCon*sid"er*er, n.
Defn: One who considers; a man of reflection; a thinker. Milton.
CONSIDERINGLYCon*sid"er*ing*ly, adv.
Defn: With consideration or deliberation.
CONSIGNCon*sign", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Consigned 3; p.pr. & vb.n. Consigning.]Etym: [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 consortto his care. Pope.The four evangelists consigned to writing that history. Addison.
3. (Com.)
Defn: 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 cosign a cargo or a ship; to set apart.
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.
CONSIGNCon*sign", v. i.
1. To submit; to surrender or yield one's self. [Obs.] All lovers young, all lovers must Consign to thee, and come to dust. Shak.
2. To yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce. [Obs.] Augment or alter . . . And we'll consign thereto. Shak.
CONSIGNATARYCon*sig"na*ta*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. Consignitary.]
Defn: A consignee. [Obs.] Jenkins.
CONSIGNATION Con`sig*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. consignatio written proof, document: cf. F. consignation comsignation.]
1. The act of consigning; the act of delivering or committing to another person, place, or state. [Obs.] So is despair a certain consignation to eternal ruin. Jer. Taylor.
2. The act of ratifying or establishing, as if signing; confirmation; ratuficator. A direct consignation of pardon. Jer. Taylor.
3. A stamp; an indication; a sign. [Obs.] The most certain consignations of an excellent virtue. Jer. Taylor.
CONSIGNATORYCon*sig"na*to*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. Consignitary.]
Defn: One of several that jointly sign a written instrument, as a treaty. Fallows.
CONSIGNATURECon*sig"na*ture; 135), n.
Defn: Joint signature. [R.] Colgrave.
CONSIGNE Con"signe, n. Etym: [F.] (Mil.) (a) A countersign; a watchword. (b) One who is orders to keep within certain limits.
CONSIGNEECon`sign*ee", n. Etym: [F. consign, p.p. of consigner.]
Defn: The person to whom goods or other things are consigned; a factor; — correlative to consignor. Consigner and consignee are used by merchants to express generally the shipper of merchandise, and the person to whom it is addressed, by bill of lading or otherwise. De Colange.
CONSIGNERCon*sign"er, n.
Defn: One who consigns. See Consignor.
CONSIGNIFICANTCon`sig*nif"i*cant, a.
Defn: Having joint or equal signification; synonymous. [R.] Spelman.
CONSIGNIFICATIONCon*sig`ni*fi*ca"tion, n.
Defn: Joint signification. [R.]
CONSIGNIFICATIVECon`sig*nif"i*ca*tive, a.
Defn: Consignificant; jointly significate. [R.]
CONSIGNIFYCon*sig"ni*fy, v. t. Etym: [Pref. con- + sognify.]
Defn: To signify or denote in combination with something else. The cipher . . . only serves to connote and consignify, and to change the value or the figures. Horne Tooke.
CONSIGNMENTCon*sign"ment, n.
1. The act of consigning; consignation.
2. (Com.)
Defn: The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc.
3. (Com.)
Defn: That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance. To increase your consignments of this valuable branch of national commerce. Burke.