n. [ F. assigné, p. p. of assigner. See Assign, v., and cf. Assign an assignee. ] (Law) (a) A person to whom an assignment is made; a person appointed or deputed by another to do some act, perform some business, or enjoy some right, privilege, or property; as, an assignee of a bankrupt. See Assignment (c). An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by jaw; as an executor. Cowell. Blount. (b) pl. In England, the persons appointed, under a commission of bankruptcy, to manage the estate of a bankrupt for the benefit of his creditors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who assigns, appoints, allots, or apportions. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] (Mil.) (a) A countersign; a watchword. (b) One who is orders to keep within certain limits. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. consign&unr_;, p. p. of consigner. ] The person to whom goods or other things are consigned; a factor; -- correlative to consignor. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who consigns. See Consignor. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By design; purposely; intentionally; -- opposed to accidentally, ignorantly, or inadvertently. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who designs, marks out, or plans; a contriver. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fine Arts) One who produces or creates original works of art or decoration. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A plotter; a schemer; -- used in a bad sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Submissive; yielding; not disposed to resist or murmur. [ 1913 Webster ]

A firm, yet cautious mind;
Sincere, though prudent; constant, yet resigned. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With submission. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One to whom anything is resigned, or in whose favor a resignation is made. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who resigns. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who signs or subscribes his name; as, a memorial with a hundred signers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. signet a signet, F., a bookmark, dim. of signe. See Sign, n., and cf. Sennet. ] A seal; especially, in England, the seal used by the sovereign in sealing private letters and grants that pass by bill under the sign manual; -- called also privy signet. [ 1913 Webster ]

I had my father's signet in my purse. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Signet ring, a ring containing a signet or private seal. --
Writer to the signet (Scots Law), a judicial officer who prepares warrants, writs, etc.; originally, a clerk in the office of the secretary of state. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Stamped or marked with a signet. [ 1913 Webster ]