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   de·mise

   /dəˈmīz/

   noun

   • 1. a person's death: "Mr. Grisenthwaite's tragic demise" Similar deathdyingpassingpassing awaypassing onloss of lifeexpiryexpirationenddeparture from lifefinal exitdeceaserare:quietusOpposite birth
   • ▪ the end or failure of an enterprise or institution: "the demise of industry" Similar endbreakupdisintegrationfalldownfallruinfailurecollapsefounderingOpposite start
   • 2. conveyance or transfer of property or a title by demising.

   verb

   • 1. convey or grant (an estate) by will or lease: "the manor and the mill were demised for twenty-one-year terms"
   • ▪ transmit (a sovereign's title) by death or abdication.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a legal term): from Anglo-Norman French, past participle (used as a noun) of Old French desmettre ‘dismiss’, (in reflexive) ‘abdicate’, based on Latin dimittere (see dismiss).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEMISE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DEMISE definition: 1. the death of a person: 2. the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful…. Learn more.

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   1. : to convey by will or lease. demise an estate. 2. : to transmit by succession or inheritance.

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   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.

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   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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEMISE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

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   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.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDEMISE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   DEMISE definition: 1. the end of something, usually because it has stopped being popular or successful: 2. someone's…. Learn more.