RESIGNATION

resignation

(noun) a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; “he submitted his resignation as of next month”

resignation

(noun) the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)

resignation, surrender

(noun) acceptance of despair

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

resignation (countable and uncountable, plural resignations)

The act of resigning.

A written or oral declaration that one resigns.

State of uncomplaining acceptance in the face of something undesirable but unavoidable.

(Scotland, legal, historical) The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.

Anagrams

• eating irons

Source: Wiktionary


Res`ig*na"tion (rz`g-n"shn), n. Etym: [F. résignation. See Resign.]

1. The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or comission.

2. The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, resignation to the will and providence of God.

Syn.

– Patience; surrender; relinquisment; forsaking; abandonment; abdication; renunciation; submission; acquiescence; endurance. See Patience.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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