resignation

[Fr.; Sp. resign a cion.] [RESIGN (1), 2.] Resign ant. 1. The act of resigning, giving up, or renouncing, as a claim, office, place, po e ion, or charge. "Deaneries and prebends become void, like a bishop rick by death, by deprivation, or by resignation to either the king or the bishop." - Black stone : Comment., bk. i., ch. 2. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; 3. Resins extracted from plants by alcohol, as the resins of angelica root, . Some are employed in medicine, others in the preparation of varnishes, sealing-wax, and similar substances. [ROSIN, 8.] Resin of Carana is from Bursera a cum in at a ; Resin of Coumia from Icica ambrosiaca ; Resin of Guaiacum is from Guiacum of ficin ale ; Resin of Hemp, a resin which exudes from hemp in India, but not in Europe; Resin of Jalap is obtained from jalap (q. v.), Resin of Podophyllum from Podophyllum, and resin of Scammony from Scammony, by means of rectified spirit. resin-bush, s. Bot.: Euryops spec ios is sim us, a South African composite plan takin to Senecio. It is named from a gummy exudation often seen on the stem and leaves.