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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French démise, the feminine singular past participle of démettre; from Latin dēmissa, feminine singular of perfect passive participle of dēmittō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
demise (plural demises)
- (law) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
- Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.
- Death.
- 1834, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Francesca Carrara, volume 2, page 124:
- Earth looked her loveliest to receive my sweet sister's gentle dust; but all was harsh and sullen as her own nature when Lady Avonleigh's haughty ashes returned to their original element. Immediately after her demise, her son went abroad, and I accompanied him.
- The end of something, in a negative sense; downfall.
- The lack of funding ultimately led to the project's demise.
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Translations[edit]
the conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years
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transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor
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death — See also translations at death
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end, downfall, or failure
Verb[edit]
demise (third-person singular simple present demises, present participle demising, simple past and past participle demised)
- (transitive, obsolete, law) To give.
- (transitive, law) To convey, as by will or lease.
- (transitive, law) To transmit by inheritance.
- (intransitive, law) To pass by inheritance.
- (intransitive) To die.
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Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French démission, from Latin dēmissiō, from dēmittō.
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Noun[edit]
demise f
Declension[edit]
Declension
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