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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RESIGNA'TION, n.
1. The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim or possession; as the resignation of a crown or commission.
2. Submission; unresisting acquiescence; as a blind resignation to the authority of other men's opinions.
3. Quiet submission to the will of Providence; submission without discontent, and with entire acquiescence in the divine dispensations. This is christian resignation.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: acceptance of despair [syn: resignation, surrender]
2: the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
3: a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; "he submitted his resignation as of next month"

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. a. an act or instance of resigning something ; surrender b. a formal notification of resigning 2. the quality or state of being resigned ; submissiveness

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the act or an instance of resigning, esp. from one's job or office. 2 the document etc. conveying this intention. 3 the state of being resigned; the uncomplaining endurance of a sorrow or difficulty. Etymology: ME f. OF f. med.L resignatio (as RESIGN)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Resignation Res`ig*na"tion (r?z`?g-n?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]signation. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(resignations) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your resignation is a formal statement of your intention to leave a job or position. Mr Morgan has offered his resignation and it has been accepted. ...his letter of resignation. N-VAR: usu with poss 2. Resignation is the acceptance of an unpleasant situation or fact because you realize that you cannot change it. He sighed with profound resignation.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Surrender, relinquishment, abandonment, renunciation, abdication. 2. Endurance (with a submissive, religious spirit), submission, acquiescence, compliance, patience, sufferance, forbearance, fortitude, long-sufferance, long-suffering.

Moby Thesaurus

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