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1. : to convey by will or lease. demise an estate. 2. : to transmit by succession or inheritance.
DEMISE definition: 1. the death of a person: 2. the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful…. Learn more.
verb. to transfer or be transferred by inheritance, will, or succession. tr property law to transfer (an estate, etc) for a limited period; lease. tr to transfer (sovereignty, a title, etc) by or as if by the death, deposition, etc, of a ruler. Discover More.
the immediate transfer of sovereignty to a successor upon the death, abdication, etc, of a ruler (esp in the phrase demise of the crown) verb. 5. to transfer or be transferred by inheritance, will, or succession. 6. (transitive) property law. to transfer (an estate, etc) for a limited period; lease.
Resort to the noun demise when you describe the end, termination, or death of something or someone. Demise is mostly used in medical or legal language, or when someone wants to sound either formal or euphemistic.
DEMISE meaning: 1. the death of a person: 2. the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful…. Learn more.
demise. ( dɪˈmaɪz) n. 1. failure or termination: the demise of one's hopes. 2. a euphemistic or formal word for death. 3. (Law) property law. a. a transfer of an estate by lease.
DEMISE definition: 1. the end of something, usually because it has stopped being popular or successful: 2. someone's…. Learn more.
Definition of demise noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
demise meaning, definition, what is demise: the end of something that used to exist...: Learn more.
