Bible Dictionaries
Resign

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To relinquish; to abandon.

(2):

(v. t.) To commit to the care of; to consign.

(3):

(v. t.) 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 wishes or will, or of something valued; - also often used reflexively.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Resign'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/resign.html. 1828.