resignation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun acceptance of despair
    surrender.
  2. noun the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
  3. noun a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign
    • he submitted his resignation as of next month

WordNet

Res`ig*na"tion noun
Etymology
F. résignation. See Resign.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913