demise
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demise
- /dɪˈmaɪz/
Rhymes with -aɪz
Where it comes from
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.
noun demises
- 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. Immediately upon the Royal Assent being signified to this Act the Instrument of Abdication […] shall have effect, and thereupon His Majesty shall cease to be King and there shall be a demise of the Crown, and accordingly the member of the Royal Family then next in succession to the Throne shall succ
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Death; decease.
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.
Similar: fatality, quietus, death, end, tomb, celestial transfer, decease, decomposition, defunction, dematerialization, demise, dirt nap
- 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 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.
verb demises · demising · demised
- To give.
- To convey, as by will or lease.
- To transmit by inheritance.
- To pass by inheritance.
- To die.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: death, dying, rent, bankruptcy, assignment, order, surrender, purpose, closure, end, cancellation, termination, dissolution, cessation, discontinuance, abolition
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noun the conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years
| Français | transfert |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Verpachtung |
noun transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor
| Português | cessão, transferência |
|---|---|
| Français | transfert, transmission |
| Deutsch | Übertragung, Besitzübertragung, Übergabe, Übergang |
| Русский | переда́ча по насле́дству peredáča po naslédstvu |
noun death — see also death, decease
| 中文 | 逝世 shìshì |
|---|---|
| Português | morte, óbito, falecimento |
| Français | mort |
| Deutsch | Tod |
| Italiano | morte, decesso |
| Русский | кончи́на končína, смерть smertʹ, ги́бель gíbelʹ |
| العربية | وَفَاة wafāh |
| עברית | מוות ma'vet |
noun end, downfall, or failure
| Español | quiebra |
|---|---|
| Português | fim, ruína, colapso, fracasso |
| Français | chute, fin, échec, disparition |
| Deutsch | Untergang, Verschwinden, Niedergang, Scheitern |
| Italiano | falio |
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title = {demise},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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