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Meaning of 'demise' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Demise [ 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.
- The decease of a royal or princely person; hence, also, the death of any illustrious person.
- The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
2 . Demise [ v. t.]
- To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will; to bequeath.
- To convey; to give.
- To convey, as an estate, by lease; to lease.

Meaning of 'demise' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . demise [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the time when something ends
Example in sentence:
  • a dying of old hopes;
  • it was the death of all his plans

Nearby Words:

demagnetize demagog demagogic demagogical demagogism demagogue demagogy demain demand demandable

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