Category:Resignation

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.