Resignation bond
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
A bond or other engagement in writing taken by a patron from the clergyman presented by him to a living, to resign the benefice at a future period. This is allowable in certain cases under St. 9 Geo. IV. c.
94, passed in 1828. 2 Steph. Comm. 721.