To quit or step down from a job or position, or to accept something difficult with a calm or sad attitude.
From Latin 're-' (back) and 'signare' (to sign), originally meaning 'to sign over' or 'to transfer,' evolving to mean formally withdrawing from a role or accepting fate calmly.
The word 'resign' has two opposite meanings—'to resign from a job' means to quit actively, but 'resigned to fate' means to accept passively; this linguistic duality captures how resignation can be both an action and a surrender!
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