Resignation

Noun

1. The act of resigning.

   "Jane tendered her resignation to the board of directors, but they refused."

2. A written or oral declaration that one resigns.

   "hand in one's resignation"

3. An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.

   "With resignation I acknowledged that after the accident I would not be able to ski again."

4. The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.