Bible Dictionaries
Resignation

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, resignation to the will and providence of God.

(2):

(n.) The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or comission.

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