resignation

Significat

1. The act of resigning.
2. A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
3. An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.
4. The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/

Etimologia

From Middle English resignacion, resignacioun, from Old French resignation, from Medieval Latin resignātiōnem, accusative of resignātio. Equivalent to resign + -ation.

Sents

He died soon after his resignation from the Bussey professorship .