n. 1. The act of confirming, as by signature or stamp; hence, an indication; an evidence; conformation.n. The act of consigning or relegating; consignment.n. In Scots law, the depositing in the hands of a third person of a sum of money about which there is either a dispute or a competition.n. In liturgics, the act of making the sign of the cross with one half of a consecrated oblate or host over the other, the first half having been previously dipped in the chalice.