Word Meanings - RESIGNMENT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The act of resigning.

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• RESIGNATION
  1. The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or comission. 2. The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as,
• RESIGNED
  Submissive; yielding; not disposed to resist or murmur. A firm, yet cautious mind; Sincere, thought prudent; constant, yet resigned. Pope.
• RESIGNER
  One who resigns.
• RESIGNEDLY
  With submission.
• RESIGN
  assign, resign; pref. re- re- + signare to seal, stamp. See Sign, and 1. To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the
• RESIGNEE
  One to whom anything is resigned, or in whose favor a resignation is made.
• RESIGNMENT
  The act of resigning.
• FORESIGNIFY
  To signify beforehand; to foreshow; to typify. Milton.
• PRESIGNIFY
  To intimate or signify beforehand; to presage.
• PRESIGNIFICATION
  The act of signifying or showing beforehand.