resignationn.

Brit.

/ˌrɛzᵻɡˈneɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌrɛzəɡˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: Middle English resignacioun, Middle English resignatione, Middle English resygnacyoun, Middle English–1500s resignatioun, Middle English–1500s resygnacion, Middle English–1500s resygnacyon, Middle English–1600s resignacion, Middle English– resignation, 1500s resignacyon; Scottish pre-1700 rasingnasion, pre-1700 rasuygnation, pre-1700 rasygnation, pre-1700 rasyngnsyon, pre-1700 resignacion, pre-1700 resignacione, pre-1700 resignacioun, pre-1700 resignacioune, pre-1700 resignacon, pre-1700 resignacoun, pre-1700 resignacoune, pre-1700 resignasyoun, pre-1700 resignasyovn, pre-1700 resignasyown, pre-1700 resignatione, pre-1700 resignatioun, pre-1700 resignatioune, pre-1700 resignatoun, pre-1700 resingnacion, pre-1700 resingnacioune, pre-1700 ressignation, pre-1700 resygnacioun, pre-1700 resyngnacion, pre-1700 resyngnacioun, pre-1700 resyngnacyovne, pre-1700 1700s– resignation.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French resignation; Latin resignation-, resignatio.

Etymology: Partly < Anglo-Norman resignacioun, Anglo-Norman and Middle French resignacion, resignation, Middle French résignation (French résignation ) action of resigning from one's employment, from an office, or as a member of an organization (a1270 in Old French as resination , originally with reference to the action of resigning an ecclesiastical benefice or office; originally < post-classical Latin resignation- , resignatio (see below), in later use independently re-formed < resigner resign v.¹ + -ation -ation suffix), and partly < post-classical Latin resignation-, resignatio action of resigning an ecclesiastical office (frequently from 13th cent. in British sources; also in continental sources), action of giving up or surrendering (frequently from 13th cent. in British sources), action of giving oneself up to God (15th cent. in à Kempis De Imitatione) < classical Latin resignāt- , past participial stem of resignāre resign v.¹ + -iō -ion suffix¹; compare -ation suffix. Compare Catalan resignació (1445), Spanish resignación (end of the 14th cent.). Compare later resign v.¹Senses 3 and 4 are not paralleled in French until later; compare French résignation acquiescence, submission (1656, originally in résignation de soi-même), action of giving oneself up to God (1671, originally in résignation à la volonté de Dieu).

1. The action or an act of relinquishing, surrendering, or giving up something; (Scots Law) the returning of lands by a vassal to a feudal superior (now historical).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > [noun]

resignationc1380

resigning1395

upgivingc1423

cessionc1440

delivery?c1452

resign1457

remittinga1475

resignment1543

surrendry1547

resignal?1573

quittancea1593

relinquishment1593

delinquishment1603

abandon1614

surrendering1648

untaking1657

permission1677

vacating1820

society > law > transfer of property > types of transfer > [noun] > return into hands of superior

resignationc1380

resignal?1573

redemisea1634

c1380 Charter Edinb. Reg. House in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Resignation Swa that the forsayde Alayne delyuer to me ane lettyre of resyngnacyovne..of the landys before sayde.

1388 in J. Robertson Illustr. Topogr. & Antiq. Aberdeen & Banff (1857) III. 295 John hecht..to mak..whatkin euident, chartre, or resignacioun plaine in the kingis hand whairthruch..Alexander..micht be maste sikir.

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. 126 (MED) He made a resygnacion To his brother, next heyr by degre.

1448 in W. Fraser Stirlings of Keir (1858) 221 For the mare sowrte of this resignation and vpgewyn of thir saide landis..be lettire of procurattory.

1555 Sc. Acts Mary (1814) II. 494/1 All resignatiounis to be maid be vassallis..of thair propirteis in the superiouris handis.

1569 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 670 To dispone heretablie the landis of Strathnaver..for payment of the sowme of four thowsand markis, be resignatioun, to be haldin of the King.

1584 W. Warner Pan his Syrinx xli. sig. Q ^v His raunsome shal be the resignation of mine whole interest, to this my detained kingdome.

c1600 in Balfour's Practicks (1754) 168 Gif ony persoun makis and constitutis..ane procurator to mak resignatioun of his landis in the superiouris handis.

1640 W. Habington Hist. Edward IV 213 The Duke of Brittaine..in a manner made resignation of his Dutchy to the disposition of some officers easie to be corrupted.

1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) IV. 237 Henry II. went thither and they made a resignation of their power to him.

1702 D. Jones Hist. France I. vi. i. 167 Lewis, Philip's eldest Son, to whom King John..made a Resignation of all the Lands and Places which the French had taken from him.

a1768 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. (1773) I. ii. vii. §17 The proper symbols of resignation are staff and baton.

1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xxiii. 356 It will cost but a charter of resignation in favorem .

1818 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. Mar. 241/1 [He] suffered in his prospects of life, for not having made a voluntary resignation of the lady to the enamoured prince.

1873 H. C. Adams Frank Lawrence III. iii. 51 His misfortunes, and the nobleness, which..he displayed, in the resignation of his grandfather's property, had warmly enlisted her sympathies.

1902 A. Rutherfurd tr. W. Moeller Hist. Christian Church 355 Hearing the gospel story of the rich young man drove him to the resignation of his property, which he divided among the poor.

1963 W. W. Beyer Enchanted Forest 222 At the very heart of Wordsworth's rejection of the supernatural and resignation of it to Coleridge, looms the shadow of Wieland's daemon king.

1984 H. L. MacQueen in A. Kiralfy & H. L. MacQueen New Perspectives Sc. Legal Hist. 42 Conveyancing was thus commonly by resignation..followed by a re-grant.

2. The action or fact of resigning from one's employment, from an office, as a member of an organization, etc.; an instance of this; †abdication (obsolete).Originally spec. with reference to the relinquishment of a benefice or office by a priest (see quots. 1598, 1680).In later use when forming the object of a verb such as give in, hand in, etc., sometimes used to denote a letter, etc., stating that a person is resigning or intends to resign.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > withdrawing from or vacating office > [noun]

resignationa1387

surceasingc1435

resign1457

cessationa1464

dimissiona1513

demission1577

cession1608

avoidance1642

retirement1648

cess1689

cesser1689

resigning1743

retiring1808

retiral1840

inkyo1871

society > authority > office > withdrawing from or vacating office > [noun] > abdication

resignationa1387

cessing1480

abdication1610

society > occupation and work > lack of work > [noun] > action or fact of vacating office > resigning or laying down office

resignationa1387

surceasingc1435

resign1457

dimissiona1513

demission1577

resigning1743

inkyo1871

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1882) VIII. 309 (MED) He reserved to hym self þe firste benefice þat voyded by deeþ, by resignacioun [L. resignationem], oþer by translacioun.

c1422 Petition (P.R.O.) 110.5499 (MED) Philipp Repyngton resigned hys saide Bisshopryk..by the which resignacion the temporaltees come in to the hondes of our saide soueraigne lord.

?1435 in C. L. Kingsford Chrons. London (1905) 22 (MED) I swere..that I [sc. Richard II] shall neuer contrarye ne repugne to this resignacion, renounsyng, dymyssion, and yeldyng vp.

1467–8 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. June 1467 §8. m. 13 The free yefte..of what so ever prebende that..by deth, resignation, dymyssion, or eny oþer cause..happeth to fall voide.

1562 Phaer's Boke of Presidentes (new ed.) 152 b An Indenture vpon the resignacion of a benefice.

1598 Rastell's Expos. Termes Lawes (new ed.) 173/1 Resignation, is where an incumbent of a Church resigneth or leaueth to the Ordinarie, which did admit him to it, or to his successours, and that differeth from surrender.

1603 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Hist. Descr. Worlde 101 Immediately vppon this resignation, with a loude voice he nominateth the partie, whome in his iudgement hee thinketh woorthy to succeede in his place.

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ iii. xi. 64 It is a common..custom amongst the Spaniard, when he hath pasd his gran climacteric,..to make a voluntary resignation of Offices.

1680 J. Godolphin Repertor. Canon. (ed. 2) xxv. §3. 284 Resignation is Juris proprii spontanea Refutatio, or the voluntary yielding up of the Incumbent (into the hands of the Ordinary) his interest and right, which he hath in his Benefice.

1693 H. Hody Case of Sees Vacant xiv. 165 The Emperor had told him, that Photius had given in a Resignation written with his own hand.

1713 I. Newton Let. 12 May (1975) V. 408 Your Astronomy Lecturer..being now voyd by the resignation of Mr. Torriano.

1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour I. 201 The chair of leather gilt, in which Charles V performed the ceremony of his resignation.

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 476 Archbishopricks and bishopricks may become void..by resignation. All resignations must be made to some superior.

1850 C. Phillips J. P. Curran 408 The Irish Lord Chancellor received a hint that his resignation would not be unacceptable.

1895 Argosy Nov. 185/2 The People's Traction Company of Philadelphia accepted the resignations of fifteen of the best conductors on their lines.

1906 G. G. Coulton From St. Francis to Dante 104 The Pope..insisted on his resignation.

1932 C. Brooks Jrnl. 13 Sept. (1998) 38 I offered to hand in my resignation if that would ease his position.

1974 Amer. Hist. Rev. 79 693 ‘Bigotry and party rage’ did lead to mass resignations from the society on several occasions.

2006 Independent 23 Aug. 9/1 They..have demanded the resignation of Sir Nicholas Serota, the director of the Tate Gallery.

a. Chiefly with to or into. The action or fact of giving oneself up to God, providence, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > [noun] > to an influence, etc.

resignationa1500

abandonment1593

self-surrender1647

submittal1798

abandon1815

a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 112 (MED) Of pure resignacion of a mannys self.

?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) iii. xlii. 231 If they make a hole resygnacyon [L. resignatione] & a dayly oblacion of them selfe.

1579 S. Brinkley tr. G. Loarte Exercise Christian Life vii. f. 32 A perfect and entier resignation into the handes of God; which is the periode and somm of al our perfection.

a1664 M. Frank LI Serm. (1672) 212 A voluntary resignation of our selves and all that is ours to his choice, order, and disposing.

1753 E. Haywood Hist. Jemmy & Jenny Jessamy I. iv. 40 Religion obliges us to a perfect resignation to the decrees of providence.

a1761 J. Duchal Sermons (1764) III. vi. 166 To him we owe, not merely submission, but a most affectionate resignation of ourselves.

1812 A. Knox Let. 20 Aug. in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) II. 89 Resignation to God, whether in the way of obedience or of suffering, can be substantial, only so far as it grows out of knowledge and love.

1831 J. Conder Mod. Traveller: Arabia 72 Islam is said to mean devotion, or the total resignation of body and soul to God.

1846 Q. Jrnl. & Rev. (Cincinnati) 1 373 The unconditional resignation of themselves..to the Cause of God.

1912 B. Ward Eve Catholic Emanc. III. xliv. 193 With outstretched arms expressive of his total resignation of himself into the hands of his Maker.

1993 D. Pallotti in R. Clark & P. Boitani Eng. Stud. in Transition xii. 179 The disturbing doubt that surrender, resignation of oneself, is not sufficient.

b. The action of submitting or deferring to a person, a person's will, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > submission > [noun]

kneeinga1240

submittingc1460

submissiona1475

submittance1602

resignation1663

dedition1667

knuckle-down1859

1663 A. Cowley Cutter of Coleman-St. iv. iv. 44 The same obedience and resignation, to a father's will, I found in my Aurelia.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. xvi. 335 A blind resignation to an Authority, which the Understanding of Man acknowledges not.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 153. ⁋1 An abandoned Resignation to their Appetites.

1813 B. Hofland Iwanowna (1815) 137 There was in his manners a kind of quiet benevolence, or implicit resignation to my wishes.

1866 F. Tuthill Hist. Calif. xxxvii. 553 In a speech professing resignation to the will of the majority, he said some harsh things.

1939 Times 14 June 12/2 From the ringing war-cry with which she greets Wotan to the lovely mezza voce of her final resignation to his will.

1988 B. Litvinoff Burning Bush 383 That old docile resignation to the commands of others belonged to their past.

2001 J. Forshee Between Folds 83 Apparently not willing to risk such a loss, Umbu expressed resignation to his wife's wishes.

4. The fact of resigning oneself or of being resigned to something; acquiescence, submission, compliance; readiness to endure adversity without complaint.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > [noun] > acceptance of circumstances

resignation?1504

contentation1567

resignedness1635

content1646

resignment1659

reconcilement1726

coming to terms1843

resignationism1898

?1504 M. Beaufort tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) iv. vii. sig. biii Offer thy selfe with playne resignacion & entyer wyll to thonoure of my name perpetuall sacryfyce withyn the aulter of thy herte.

1579 S. Brinkley tr. G. Loarte Exercise Christian Life f. 204^v Geue him the vertues of humilitie, patience, temperance, chastitie, and perfect resignation.

1625 tr. Jocelin Life Glorious Bishop S. Patricke i. xxi. 101 The Saint embracing with great resignation the disposition of the diuine prouidence, returned backe againe to Vlidia.

1651 J. Cook Monarchy no Creature of Gods Making sig. g4^v I..shall pray that they may be more possessed of that rare Iewell of Christian resignation and living in the divine will.

a1700 in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. (1911) 9 336 A greevious infirmity..w^ch she supported w^th great patience, and Resignation.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. v. 101 The proper Discipline for Resignation, is Affliction.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1787) III. xxxi. 243 Proba supported, with Christian resignation, the loss of immense riches.

1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Leila ii. ii. 82 ‘Our day is come!’ said the good knight Villena, with bitter resignation.

1881 P. Brooks Candle of Lord 98 You want to show him the possibility of a resignation and delight in suffering.

1941 C. Beaton Diary Apr. in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xi. 83 He settles down in resignation to read a detective novel until the others return.

1966 D. Varaday Gara-Yaka's Domain viii. 94 The troop..sat around—with the..sad air of resignation that pervades mortuary parlours the world over.

2006 N.Y. Times Mag. 5 Mar. 22/2 It is what it is is also a way of expressing philosophical resignation over a disappointment, of saying that the situation just has to be put up with.

5. Chess. The action of conceding a game to one's opponent before being checkmated.

ΚΠ

1859 F. M. Edge Paul Morphy xiii. 163 A few weeks after the resignation of the match by Herr Harrwitz, the amateurs of the Régence invited Herr Anderssen to visit Paris.

1874 City of London Chess Mag. July 132 Mr. Stevens won three matches, lost one;..Mr. G. H. Rippin lost five (by resignation).

1969 ‘A. Glyn’ Dragon Variation ix. 271 One or two of the inexpert protested at the resignation. (‘He hasn't been mated, has he? Why does he give up? Why doesn't he play on?’)

2005 E. C. Dolman Pure Strategy vii. 127 When..the outcome is certain, resignation occurs before the final moves are made.

Compounds

General attributive (esp. in sense 2), as resignation letter, resignation speech, etc.

ΚΠ

1678 J. Godolphin Repertorium Canonicum Index sig. Ssss Resignation-Bonds, whether good in Law.

1760 C. Parfect Constant Resid. of Clergy upon their Livings 18 The Prevalence of Simony by Resignation-Bonds..has continued so long, and so great, in the Church, as, in the Opinion of many learned and pious Men, even to threaten its very Ruin.

1800 W. Collier Poems I. 287 (title) On reading the resignation speech of Washington, to the assembly.

1823 Caledonian Mercury (Electronic text) 4 Aug. The next subject was the resignation letter of Mr Shirreff.

1856 Christian Witness 13 209/1 He gave up the pastoral office, and preached his resignation sermon in April, 1843, from Acts xx. 32.

1938 H. Nicolson Diary 3 Oct. (1966) 374 It begins by Duff Cooper making his resignation speech.

1955 Univ. Chicago Law Rev. 22 913 The court should have resolved the resignation issue by the union's own admission of the right to resign.

1961 Economist 2 Dec. 906/1 Democrats are beginning to repudiate their party at public ‘resignation rallies’.

2003 Z. Shore What Hitler Knew i. 23 Bülow never submitted that resignation letter. Instead, he continued to serve as state secretary until his death in 1936.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	resignation
释义	resignationn. Brit. /ˌrɛzᵻɡˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌrɛzəɡˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: Middle English resignacioun, Middle English resignatione, Middle English resygnacyoun, Middle English–1500s resignatioun, Middle English–1500s resygnacion, Middle English–1500s resygnacyon, Middle English–1600s resignacion, Middle English– resignation, 1500s resignacyon; Scottish pre-1700 rasingnasion, pre-1700 rasuygnation, pre-1700 rasygnation, pre-1700 rasyngnsyon, pre-1700 resignacion, pre-1700 resignacione, pre-1700 resignacioun, pre-1700 resignacioune, pre-1700 resignacon, pre-1700 resignacoun, pre-1700 resignacoune, pre-1700 resignasyoun, pre-1700 resignasyovn, pre-1700 resignasyown, pre-1700 resignatione, pre-1700 resignatioun, pre-1700 resignatioune, pre-1700 resignatoun, pre-1700 resingnacion, pre-1700 resingnacioune, pre-1700 ressignation, pre-1700 resygnacioun, pre-1700 resyngnacion, pre-1700 resyngnacioun, pre-1700 resyngnacyovne, pre-1700 1700s– resignation. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French resignation; Latin resignation-, resignatio. Etymology: Partly < Anglo-Norman resignacioun, Anglo-Norman and Middle French resignacion, resignation, Middle French résignation (French résignation ) action of resigning from one's employment, from an office, or as a member of an organization (a1270 in Old French as resination , originally with reference to the action of resigning an ecclesiastical benefice or office; originally < post-classical Latin resignation- , resignatio (see below), in later use independently re-formed < resigner resign v.¹ + -ation -ation suffix), and partly < post-classical Latin resignation-, resignatio action of resigning an ecclesiastical office (frequently from 13th cent. in British sources; also in continental sources), action of giving up or surrendering (frequently from 13th cent. in British sources), action of giving oneself up to God (15th cent. in à Kempis De Imitatione) < classical Latin resignāt- , past participial stem of resignāre resign v.¹ + -iō -ion suffix¹; compare -ation suffix. Compare Catalan resignació (1445), Spanish resignación (end of the 14th cent.). Compare later resign v.¹Senses 3 and 4 are not paralleled in French until later; compare French résignation acquiescence, submission (1656, originally in résignation de soi-même), action of giving oneself up to God (1671, originally in résignation à la volonté de Dieu). 1. The action or an act of relinquishing, surrendering, or giving up something; (Scots Law) the returning of lands by a vassal to a feudal superior (now historical). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > [noun] resignationc1380 resigning1395 upgivingc1423 cessionc1440 delivery?c1452 resign1457 remittinga1475 resignment1543 surrendry1547 resignal?1573 quittancea1593 relinquishment1593 delinquishment1603 abandon1614 surrendering1648 untaking1657 permission1677 vacating1820 society > law > transfer of property > types of transfer > [noun] > return into hands of superior resignationc1380 resignal?1573 redemisea1634 c1380 Charter Edinb. Reg. House in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Resignation Swa that the forsayde Alayne delyuer to me ane lettyre of resyngnacyovne..of the landys before sayde. 1388 in J. Robertson Illustr. Topogr. & Antiq. Aberdeen & Banff (1857) III. 295 John hecht..to mak..whatkin euident, chartre, or resignacioun plaine in the kingis hand whairthruch..Alexander..micht be maste sikir. c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. 126 (MED) He made a resygnacion To his brother, next heyr by degre. 1448 in W. Fraser Stirlings of Keir (1858) 221 For the mare sowrte of this resignation and vpgewyn of thir saide landis..be lettire of procurattory. 1555 Sc. Acts Mary (1814) II. 494/1 All resignatiounis to be maid be vassallis..of thair propirteis in the superiouris handis. 1569 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 670 To dispone heretablie the landis of Strathnaver..for payment of the sowme of four thowsand markis, be resignatioun, to be haldin of the King. 1584 W. Warner Pan his Syrinx xli. sig. Q ^v His raunsome shal be the resignation of mine whole interest, to this my detained kingdome. c1600 in Balfour's Practicks (1754) 168 Gif ony persoun makis and constitutis..ane procurator to mak resignatioun of his landis in the superiouris handis. 1640 W. Habington Hist. Edward IV 213 The Duke of Brittaine..in a manner made resignation of his Dutchy to the disposition of some officers easie to be corrupted. 1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) IV. 237 Henry II. went thither and they made a resignation of their power to him. 1702 D. Jones Hist. France I. vi. i. 167 Lewis, Philip's eldest Son, to whom King John..made a Resignation of all the Lands and Places which the French had taken from him. a1768 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. (1773) I. ii. vii. §17 The proper symbols of resignation are staff and baton. 1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xxiii. 356 It will cost but a charter of resignation in favorem . View more context for this quotation 1818 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. Mar. 241/1 [He] suffered in his prospects of life, for not having made a voluntary resignation of the lady to the enamoured prince. 1873 H. C. Adams Frank Lawrence III. iii. 51 His misfortunes, and the nobleness, which..he displayed, in the resignation of his grandfather's property, had warmly enlisted her sympathies. 1902 A. Rutherfurd tr. W. Moeller Hist. Christian Church 355 Hearing the gospel story of the rich young man drove him to the resignation of his property, which he divided among the poor. 1963 W. W. Beyer Enchanted Forest 222 At the very heart of Wordsworth's rejection of the supernatural and resignation of it to Coleridge, looms the shadow of Wieland's daemon king. 1984 H. L. MacQueen in A. Kiralfy & H. L. MacQueen New Perspectives Sc. Legal Hist. 42 Conveyancing was thus commonly by resignation..followed by a re-grant. 2. The action or fact of resigning from one's employment, from an office, as a member of an organization, etc.; an instance of this; †abdication (obsolete).Originally spec. with reference to the relinquishment of a benefice or office by a priest (see quots. 1598, 1680).In later use when forming the object of a verb such as give in, hand in, etc., sometimes used to denote a letter, etc., stating that a person is resigning or intends to resign. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > withdrawing from or vacating office > [noun] resignationa1387 surceasingc1435 resign1457 cessationa1464 dimissiona1513 demission1577 cession1608 avoidance1642 retirement1648 cess1689 cesser1689 resigning1743 retiring1808 retiral1840 inkyo1871 society > authority > office > withdrawing from or vacating office > [noun] > abdication resignationa1387 cessing1480 abdication1610 society > occupation and work > lack of work > [noun] > action or fact of vacating office > resigning or laying down office resignationa1387 surceasingc1435 resign1457 dimissiona1513 demission1577 resigning1743 inkyo1871 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1882) VIII. 309 (MED) He reserved to hym self þe firste benefice þat voyded by deeþ, by resignacioun [L. resignationem], oþer by translacioun. c1422 Petition (P.R.O.) 110.5499 (MED) Philipp Repyngton resigned hys saide Bisshopryk..by the which resignacion the temporaltees come in to the hondes of our saide soueraigne lord. ?1435 in C. L. Kingsford Chrons. London (1905) 22 (MED) I swere..that I [sc. Richard II] shall neuer contrarye ne repugne to this resignacion, renounsyng, dymyssion, and yeldyng vp. 1467–8 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. June 1467 §8. m. 13 The free yefte..of what so ever prebende that..by deth, resignation, dymyssion, or eny oþer cause..happeth to fall voide. 1562 Phaer's Boke of Presidentes (new ed.) 152 b An Indenture vpon the resignacion of a benefice. 1598 Rastell's Expos. Termes Lawes (new ed.) 173/1 Resignation, is where an incumbent of a Church resigneth or leaueth to the Ordinarie, which did admit him to it, or to his successours, and that differeth from surrender. 1603 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Hist. Descr. Worlde 101 Immediately vppon this resignation, with a loude voice he nominateth the partie, whome in his iudgement hee thinketh woorthy to succeede in his place. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ iii. xi. 64 It is a common..custom amongst the Spaniard, when he hath pasd his gran climacteric,..to make a voluntary resignation of Offices. 1680 J. Godolphin Repertor. Canon. (ed. 2) xxv. §3. 284 Resignation is Juris proprii spontanea Refutatio, or the voluntary yielding up of the Incumbent (into the hands of the Ordinary) his interest and right, which he hath in his Benefice. 1693 H. Hody Case of Sees Vacant xiv. 165 The Emperor had told him, that Photius had given in a Resignation written with his own hand. 1713 I. Newton Let. 12 May (1975) V. 408 Your Astronomy Lecturer..being now voyd by the resignation of Mr. Torriano. 1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour I. 201 The chair of leather gilt, in which Charles V performed the ceremony of his resignation. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 476 Archbishopricks and bishopricks may become void..by resignation. All resignations must be made to some superior. 1850 C. Phillips J. P. Curran 408 The Irish Lord Chancellor received a hint that his resignation would not be unacceptable. 1895 Argosy Nov. 185/2 The People's Traction Company of Philadelphia accepted the resignations of fifteen of the best conductors on their lines. 1906 G. G. Coulton From St. Francis to Dante 104 The Pope..insisted on his resignation. 1932 C. Brooks Jrnl. 13 Sept. (1998) 38 I offered to hand in my resignation if that would ease his position. 1974 Amer. Hist. Rev. 79 693 ‘Bigotry and party rage’ did lead to mass resignations from the society on several occasions. 2006 Independent 23 Aug. 9/1 They..have demanded the resignation of Sir Nicholas Serota, the director of the Tate Gallery. 3. a. Chiefly with to or into. The action or fact of giving oneself up to God, providence, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > [noun] > to an influence, etc. resignationa1500 abandonment1593 self-surrender1647 submittal1798 abandon1815 a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 112 (MED) Of pure resignacion of a mannys self. ?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) iii. xlii. 231 If they make a hole resygnacyon [L. resignatione] & a dayly oblacion of them selfe. 1579 S. Brinkley tr. G. Loarte Exercise Christian Life vii. f. 32 A perfect and entier resignation into the handes of God; which is the periode and somm of al our perfection. a1664 M. Frank LI Serm. (1672) 212 A voluntary resignation of our selves and all that is ours to his choice, order, and disposing. 1753 E. Haywood Hist. Jemmy & Jenny Jessamy I. iv. 40 Religion obliges us to a perfect resignation to the decrees of providence. a1761 J. Duchal Sermons (1764) III. vi. 166 To him we owe, not merely submission, but a most affectionate resignation of ourselves. 1812 A. Knox Let. 20 Aug. in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) II. 89 Resignation to God, whether in the way of obedience or of suffering, can be substantial, only so far as it grows out of knowledge and love. 1831 J. Conder Mod. Traveller: Arabia 72 Islam is said to mean devotion, or the total resignation of body and soul to God. 1846 Q. Jrnl. & Rev. (Cincinnati) 1 373 The unconditional resignation of themselves..to the Cause of God. 1912 B. Ward Eve Catholic Emanc. III. xliv. 193 With outstretched arms expressive of his total resignation of himself into the hands of his Maker. 1993 D. Pallotti in R. Clark & P. Boitani Eng. Stud. in Transition xii. 179 The disturbing doubt that surrender, resignation of oneself, is not sufficient. b. The action of submitting or deferring to a person, a person's will, etc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > submission > [noun] kneeinga1240 submittingc1460 submissiona1475 submittance1602 resignation1663 dedition1667 knuckle-down1859 1663 A. Cowley Cutter of Coleman-St. iv. iv. 44 The same obedience and resignation, to a father's will, I found in my Aurelia. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. xvi. 335 A blind resignation to an Authority, which the Understanding of Man acknowledges not. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 153. ⁋1 An abandoned Resignation to their Appetites. 1813 B. Hofland Iwanowna (1815) 137 There was in his manners a kind of quiet benevolence, or implicit resignation to my wishes. 1866 F. Tuthill Hist. Calif. xxxvii. 553 In a speech professing resignation to the will of the majority, he said some harsh things. 1939 Times 14 June 12/2 From the ringing war-cry with which she greets Wotan to the lovely mezza voce of her final resignation to his will. 1988 B. Litvinoff Burning Bush 383 That old docile resignation to the commands of others belonged to their past. 2001 J. Forshee Between Folds 83 Apparently not willing to risk such a loss, Umbu expressed resignation to his wife's wishes. 4. The fact of resigning oneself or of being resigned to something; acquiescence, submission, compliance; readiness to endure adversity without complaint. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > absence of resistance > [noun] > acceptance of circumstances resignation?1504 contentation1567 resignedness1635 content1646 resignment1659 reconcilement1726 coming to terms1843 resignationism1898 ?1504 M. Beaufort tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) iv. vii. sig. biii Offer thy selfe with playne resignacion & entyer wyll to thonoure of my name perpetuall sacryfyce withyn the aulter of thy herte. 1579 S. Brinkley tr. G. Loarte Exercise Christian Life f. 204^v Geue him the vertues of humilitie, patience, temperance, chastitie, and perfect resignation. 1625 tr. Jocelin Life Glorious Bishop S. Patricke i. xxi. 101 The Saint embracing with great resignation the disposition of the diuine prouidence, returned backe againe to Vlidia. 1651 J. Cook Monarchy no Creature of Gods Making sig. g4^v I..shall pray that they may be more possessed of that rare Iewell of Christian resignation and living in the divine will. a1700 in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. (1911) 9 336 A greevious infirmity..w^ch she supported w^th great patience, and Resignation. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. v. 101 The proper Discipline for Resignation, is Affliction. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1787) III. xxxi. 243 Proba supported, with Christian resignation, the loss of immense riches. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Leila ii. ii. 82 ‘Our day is come!’ said the good knight Villena, with bitter resignation. 1881 P. Brooks Candle of Lord 98 You want to show him the possibility of a resignation and delight in suffering. 1941 C. Beaton Diary Apr. in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xi. 83 He settles down in resignation to read a detective novel until the others return. 1966 D. Varaday Gara-Yaka's Domain viii. 94 The troop..sat around—with the..sad air of resignation that pervades mortuary parlours the world over. 2006 N.Y. Times Mag. 5 Mar. 22/2 It is what it is is also a way of expressing philosophical resignation over a disappointment, of saying that the situation just has to be put up with. 5. Chess. The action of conceding a game to one's opponent before being checkmated. ΚΠ 1859 F. M. Edge Paul Morphy xiii. 163 A few weeks after the resignation of the match by Herr Harrwitz, the amateurs of the Régence invited Herr Anderssen to visit Paris. 1874 City of London Chess Mag. July 132 Mr. Stevens won three matches, lost one;..Mr. G. H. Rippin lost five (by resignation). 1969 ‘A. Glyn’ Dragon Variation ix. 271 One or two of the inexpert protested at the resignation. (‘He hasn't been mated, has he? Why does he give up? Why doesn't he play on?’) 2005 E. C. Dolman Pure Strategy vii. 127 When..the outcome is certain, resignation occurs before the final moves are made. Compounds General attributive (esp. in sense 2), as resignation letter, resignation speech, etc. ΚΠ 1678 J. Godolphin Repertorium Canonicum Index sig. Ssss Resignation-Bonds, whether good in Law. 1760 C. Parfect Constant Resid. of Clergy upon their Livings 18 The Prevalence of Simony by Resignation-Bonds..has continued so long, and so great, in the Church, as, in the Opinion of many learned and pious Men, even to threaten its very Ruin. 1800 W. Collier Poems I. 287 (title) On reading the resignation speech of Washington, to the assembly. 1823 Caledonian Mercury (Electronic text) 4 Aug. The next subject was the resignation letter of Mr Shirreff. 1856 Christian Witness 13 209/1 He gave up the pastoral office, and preached his resignation sermon in April, 1843, from Acts xx. 32. 1938 H. Nicolson Diary 3 Oct. (1966) 374 It begins by Duff Cooper making his resignation speech. 1955 Univ. Chicago Law Rev. 22 913 The court should have resolved the resignation issue by the union's own admission of the right to resign. 1961 Economist 2 Dec. 906/1 Democrats are beginning to repudiate their party at public ‘resignation rallies’. 2003 Z. Shore What Hitler Knew i. 23 Bülow never submitted that resignation letter. Instead, he continued to serve as state secretary until his death in 1936. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1380
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