# resignation

Pronunciation: say "rez-ig-NAY-shuhn" US/UK /ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/, AUS /ˌɹez.ɪɡˈnæɪ.ʃən/

## Noun

1. The act of formally giving up a job, office, or position.
   - Simple: The act of formally giving up a job or position.
   - _His resignation took effect at the end of the month._
   - _The board accepted her resignation without objection._
2. A written or spoken declaration stating that one is giving up a position.
   - Simple: A spoken or written statement saying that you are leaving your job.
   - _The CEO submitted her resignation in a brief letter._
   - _He tendered his resignation during the press conference._
3. A calm, uncomplaining acceptance of something unpleasant that cannot be avoided.
   - Simple: A calm acceptance of something bad that you cannot change.
   - _With weary resignation, the farmers watched the drought destroy their crops._
   - _There was resignation in his voice as he accepted the verdict._
4. The legal procedure by which a vassal returns a feu into the hands of the feudal superior who granted it.
   - Simple: A legal step in old Scottish law where a tenant gave land back to his lord.
   - _The charter recorded the resignation of the feu to the crown._
   - _Through resignation, the vassal surrendered the holding to his superior._

## Origin

It comes from Middle English resignacion, borrowed from Old French resignation, which came from Medieval Latin resignātio. It is equivalent to "resign" plus the suffix "-ation".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/resignation (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).