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noun
1.
the act of resigning.
2.
a formal statement, document, etc., stating that one gives up an office, position, etc.
3.
an accepting, unresisting attitude, state, etc.; submission; acquiescence: to meet one's fate with resignation.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin resignātiōn- (stem of resignātiō) a canceling, rescinding, equivalent to Latin resignāt(us) (past participle of resignāre to resign; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin resignātiōn- (stem of resignātiō) a canceling, rescinding, equivalent to Latin resignāt(us) (past participle of resignāre to resign; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
non·res·ig·na·tion, noun
pro·res·ig·na·tion, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. abdication. 3. patience, compliance, forbearance.
1, 2. abdication. 3. patience, compliance, forbearance.
Antonyms
3. recalcitrance.
3. recalcitrance.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
resignation
late 14c., "act of resigning" (an office, etc.), from Fr. résignation (14c.), from M.L. resignationem, from L. resignare (see resign). Meaning "submission, acquiescence" is from 1640s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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