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noun 
  1. The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
  2. 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.
  3. death, Death.
Etymology: 
  • From Latin demissa, feminine singular past participle of demitto, demittere, apparently via demiseFrench, demise, feminine singular past participle of démettre.


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