verb /ɹɪˈzʌɪn/
And if the perfection of well-speaking might bring any glorie sutable unto a great personage , Scipio and Lelius would never have resigned the honour of their Comedies [...] unto an Affrican servant [...].
b) To quit (a job or position).
I am resigning in protest of the unfair treatment of our employees.
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