resignation
/ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/ noun B2- The act of resigning. · Jane tendered her resignation to the board of directors, but they refused.
- A written or oral declaration that one resigns. · hand in one's resignation
- An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable. · With resignation I acknowledged that after the accident I would not be able to ski again.
- The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.
Plural resignations
From the library
“What happened to him?” asked the owner, with an air of considerable resignation.
“Well, I hope the pride and justification and the rest of it will come before we all get our death of cold,” said the London detective with comic resignation.
“Then,” answered the elder prisoner, “the will of God be done!” And as the old man slowly pronounced those words, an air of profound resignation spread itself over his careworn countenance.
Then he made a gesture of resignation.
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