All 6 Uses

resignation
in
Lonesome Dove
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It was made even more interesting a few minutes later when Bolivar walked up and handed in his resignation.
Chpt 40-41 *

resignation = a document expressing that he is quitting his job
And, as in the rainstorms, his misery increased to a pitch and then was gradually replaced by fatigue and resignation.
Chpt 66-67 *

resignation = acceptance of something undesired as unavoidable
He approached day-to-day life in the Dry Bean with a resigned temper, which on occasion stopped being resigned and became explosive.†
Chpt 3-4
He approached day-to-day life in the Dry Bean with a resigned temper, which on occasion stopped being resigned and became explosive.†
Chpt 3-4
No one did, but then Deets had to wait nearly two years before his name appeared on the sign, and Newt resigned himself to waiting too.†
Chpt 7-8
At the sight of the great gray clouds forming in the west, morale immediately sank and the men untied their slickers, resigned to a long, cold, dangerous night.†
Chpt 62-63

Definitions:

(1) (resignation as in: submitted her resignation)
to quit -- especially a job or position; or a document expressing such an act
(2) (resignation as in: accepted it with resignation)
acceptance of something undesired as unavoidable or the lesser of evils
(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."