All 4 Uses of
resignation
in
Washington Square
- He left her resignedly; he had got what he wanted.†
Chpt 9 *
- I am perfectly resigned to her thinking me a tyrant for a twelvemonth.†
Chpt 12
- "We must study resignation," said Mrs. Penniman, hesitating, but sententious at a venture.†
Chpt 30
- Resignation to what?†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(resignation as in: accepted it with resignation) acceptance of something undesired as unavoidable or the lesser of evils