# resignation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #6,956

## Definitions
1. The act of resigning.
2. A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
3. An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.
4. The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.

## Etymology
From Middle English resignacion, resignacioun, from Old French resignation, from Medieval Latin resignātiōnem, accusative of resignātio. Equivalent to resign + -ation.

## Common misspellings (17)
`ersignation`, `reisgnation`, `resgination`, `resigantion`, `resiggnation`, `resignaiton`, `resignasion`, `resignatino`, `resignationn`, `resignatoin`, `resignattion`, `resignnation`, `resigntaion`, `resingation`, `ressignation`, `rresignation`, `rseignation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/resignation