All 5 Uses
resignation
in
A Man for All Seasons
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- The King accepts your resignation very sadly;
Chpt 2 *resignation = quitting from your position
- During the next speech CROMWELL straightens up and folds arms resignedly
Chpt 2 *resignedly = like one who accepted something unpleasant as unavoidable
- MORE, regarding them; resignedly) Good morning, William.†
Chpt 1
- CHAPUYS Rumor has it that if the Church in Convocation has submitted to the King, you will resign.†
Chpt 2
- I've resigned, that's all.†
Chpt 2
Definitions:
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(1)
(resignation as in: submitted her resignation) to quit -- especially a job or position; or a document expressing such an act
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(2)
(resignation as in: accepted it with resignation) acceptance of something undesired as unavoidable or the lesser of evils
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) To resign can also more specifically mean to surrender or give up as in "I was clearly going to lose the chess game, so I resigned;" or "She resigned all pretense."