resignation
Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/
The English word “resignation” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of resigning.
- A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
- An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.
- The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.
Etymology
From Middle English resignacion, resignacioun, from Old French resignation, from Medieval Latin resignātiōnem, accusative of resignātio. Equivalent to resign + -ation.
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