demise
nounEtymology
From Middle English demyse, dimise, dimisse, dymyse, from Middle French démise, the feminine singular past participle of démettre (“to put down, relinquish”); from Latin dēmissa, feminine singular of perfect passive participle of dēmittō. The "death" and "end" senses derive by way of euphemism from the legal sense, as a person's death was a common way that the legal demise could be accomplished. The verb is from Middle English dimisen, from the noun.
Definitions
The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most…
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
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
Death; decease.
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The end of something, in a negative sense
The end of something, in a negative sense; downfall.
- The lack of funding ultimately led to the project's demise.
The atmospheric disintegration of a satellite or satellite component upon re-entering…
The atmospheric disintegration of a satellite or satellite component upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere.
- Relocating components to places where they receive more heating effect earlier in the reentry and even triggering a partial break-up of the satellite structure during reentry to aid demise.
To give.
To convey, as by will or lease.
To transmit by inheritance.
To pass by inheritance.
To die.
The neighborhood
Derived
early fetal demise, nondemise, demisability, demisable, redemise, undemised
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA