consignatory

English

Noun

consignatory (plural consignatories)

1. One of several joint signatories to a document.
   • 1847, William Burge, Commentaries on the Law of Suretyship […] :

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

Related terms

• consign
• consignation

References

• “consignatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.