2. The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, resignation to the will and providence of God.
Syn.
— Patience; surrender; relinquisment; forsaking; abandonment;
abdication; renunciation; submission; acquiescence; endurance. See
Patience.
RESIGNED
Re*signed" (r-znd"), a.
Defn: Submissive; yielding; not disposed to resist or murmur. A firm, yet cautious mind; Sincere, thought prudent; constant, yet resigned. Pope.
RESIGNEDLY
Re*sign"ed*ly (r-zn"d-l), adv.
Defn: With submission.
RESIGNEE
Res`ign*ee" (rz`-n"), n.
Defn: One to whom anything is resigned, or in whose favor a resignation is made.
RESIGNER
Re*sign"er (r-zn"r), n.
Defn: One who resigns.