Rĕs'ig-nā'tion, n.

n. [Fr. résignation, Pr. resigna-ció, Sp. resignacion, It. rĭsegnazione, rassegnazione. See RESIGN.]

1. The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, wish, or the like; as, the resignation of a crown or commission.
2. The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, resignation to the will and providence of God.

Syn.—Patience; surrender; relinquishment; forsaking; abandonment; abdication; renunciation; submission; acquiescence; endurance. See PATIENCE.