Look up: demise

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   Demise
   De·mise' noun [ French démettre , past participle démis , démise , to put away, lay down; prefix dé- (L. de or dis- ) + mettre to put, place, lay, from Latin mittere to send. See Mission , and confer Dismiss , Demit .] 1. Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especiall ...
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   Demise
   De·mise' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Demised ; present participle & verbal noun Demising .] 1. To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will; to bequeath. 'Power to demise my lands.' Swift. « What honor Canst thou demise to any child of mine?� ...
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   Demise
   `Demise` is an Anglo-French legal term (from French `démettre`, from Latin `dimittere`, to send away) for a transfer of an estate, especially by lease. The word has an operative effect in a lease implying a covenant `for quiet enjoyment`. The phrase `demise of the crown` is used in English law to signify the immediate transfer of the sovereignty, with all its attributes and prerogatives, to the successor without any interregnum in accordance wi...
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   Demise
   • (v. t.) To convey, as an estate, by lease; to lease. • (n.) 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. • (n.) The decease of a royal or princely person; hence, also, the death of any illustrious person. &bul...
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   demise
   demise 1. Death; the end of existence or activity; termination: 'The demise of the streetcar.' 2. In law, the transfer of an estate by lease or will. 3. The transfer of a ruler's authority by death or abdication. The demise of 'dear' Here is a change in common usage that offers a linguistic clue to a cultural change which has resulted from electro...
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