| n. | 1. | One who consigns something to another; - opposed to |
| Noun | 1. | consignor - the person who delivers over or commits merchandise Synonyms: consigner |
CONSIGNOR, contracts. One who makes a consignment to another.
2. When goods are consigned to be sold on commission, and the property
remains in the consignor; or when goods have been consigned upon a credit,
and the consignee has become a bankrupt or failed, the consignor has a right
to stop them in transitu. (q.v.) Abbot on Sh. p. 3, c.
3. The consignor is generally liable for the freight or the hire for
the carriage of goods. 1 T. R. 659.
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