Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Demise

De-mise′

,
Noun.
[F.
démettre
, p. p.
démis
,
démise
, to put away, lay down; pref.
dé-
(L.
de
or
dis-
) +
mettre
to put, place, lay, fr. L.
mittere
to send. See
Mission
, and cf.
Dismiss
,
Demit
.]
1.
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.
2.
The decease of a royal or princely person; hence, also, the death of any illustrious person.
After the
demise
of the Queen [of George II.], in 1737, they [drawing- rooms] were held but twice a week.
P. Cunningham.
3.
(Law)
The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
Bouvier.
☞ The demise of the crown is a transfer of the crown, royal authority, or kingdom, to a successor. Thus, when Edward IV. was driven from his throne for a few months by the house of Lancaster, this temporary transfer of his dignity was called a demise. Thus the natural death of a king or queen came to be denominated a demise, as by that event the crown is transferred to a successor.
Blackstone.
Syn. – Death; decease; departure. See
Death
.

De-mise′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Demised
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
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?
Shakespeare
2.
To convey; to give.
[R.]
His soul is at his conception
demised
to him.
Hammond.
3.
(Law)
To convey, as an estate, by lease; to lease.

Webster 1828 Edition


Demise

DEMISE

,
Noun.
S as z. [L. Literally, a laying down, or sending from; a removing.]
1.
In England, a laying down or removal, applied to the crown or royal authority. The demise of the crown, is a transfer of the crown, royal authority or kingdom to a successor. Thus when Edward fourth was driven from his throne for a few months by the house of Lancaster, this temporary transfer of his dignity was called a demise. Hence the natural death of a king or queen came to be denominated a demise, as by that event, the crown is transferred to a successor.
2.
A conveyance or transfer of an estate, by lease or will.
Demise and redemise, a conveyance where there are mutual leases made from one to another of the same land, or something out of it.

DEMISE

,
Verb.
T.
S as z.
1.
To transfer or convey; to lease.
2.
To bequeath; to grant by will.

Definition 2024


démise

démise

See also: demise

French

Participle

démise

  1. feminine singular of the past participle of démettre

Anagrams