consignation

noun

Etymology: From Latin cōnsignātiō (“written proof, document”).

1. The act of consigning.

   “So is despair a certain consignation to eternal ruin.”

   “Now there are some that have understood that this state of happiness, and this state of misery of the soul, before the resurrection, was a first resurrection. Yea, I admit it may be termed a resurrection; the raising of the spirit or the soul, and their consignation to happiness or misery, according to the words which have been spoken.”

2. The act of ratifying or establishing; confirmation.

   “[W]e may look upon the tradition of the holy Sacramental Symbols as a direct conſignation of pardon; […]”

   “A terrible thought seized me. Perhaps he had not made his escape! I cast one glance at the burning pile, and, to my consignation, beheld the flames already bursting from the roof.”

3. A stamp; an indication.

   “, "Of Growth in Sin" The most certain consignations of an excellent virtue.”