capitulation vs resignation

capitulation

noun
  • The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender. 

  • The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand. 

  • A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement. 

  • An enumeration of the main parts of a subject. 

resignation

noun
  • A written or oral declaration that one resigns. 

  • The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior. 

  • The act of resigning. 

  • An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable. 

How often have the words capitulation and resignation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )