Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Resignation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
acceptance of despair
"After years of failed attempts to save the company, he looked at the closing announcement with a cold resignation that admitted defeat was inevitable."
the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
"After losing the election, he submitted his resignation to step down from office immediately."
a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign
"he submitted his resignation as of next month"
The act of resigning.
"The manager's resignation came as a shock to everyone in the department."
The word comes from the Old French resignation, which was borrowed into Middle English from Medieval Latin. It originally referred to the act of handing something back or giving it up voluntarily.