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    demise
    /dɪˈmʌɪz/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. convey or grant (an estate) by will or lease: "the manor and the mill were demised for twenty-one-year terms"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEMISE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DEMISE definition: 1. the death of a person: 2. the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › demiseDemise Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : death. b. : a cessation of existence or activity. c. : a loss of position or status. 2. : the conveyance of an estate. 3. : transfer of the sovereignty to a successor. demise. 2 of 2. verb. demised; demising. transitive verb. 1. : to convey by will or lease. demise an estate. 2. : to transmit by succession or inheritance.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › demiseDemise - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Resort to the noun demise when you describe the end, termination, or death of something or someone. Demise is mostly used in medical or legal language, or when someone wants to sound either formal or euphemistic.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › demiseDEMISE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. death or decease. termination of existence or operation: the demise of the empire. Law. a death or decease occasioning the transfer of an estate. a conveyance or transfer of an estate. Government. transfer of sovereignty, as by the death or deposition of the sovereign. verb (used with object) , de·mised, de·mis·ing.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEMISE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    the immediate transfer of sovereignty to a successor upon the death, abdication, etc, of a ruler (esp in the phrase demise of the crown) verb. 5. to transfer or be transferred by inheritance, will, or succession. 6. (transitive) property law. to transfer (an estate, etc) for a limited period; lease.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › demiseDemise - definition of demise by The Free Dictionary

    demise. ( dɪˈmaɪz) n. 1. failure or termination: the demise of one's hopes. 2. a euphemistic or formal word for death. 3. (Law) property law. a. a transfer of an estate by lease.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDEMISE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    DEMISE definition: 1. the end of something, usually because it has stopped being popular or successful: 2. someone's…. Learn more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondemise noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of demise noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › demisedemise | meaning of demise in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    demise meaning, definition, what is demise: the end of something that used to exist...: Learn more.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › demiseDemise Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    The conveyance of an interest in real property for a specified time period by will or lease; the death of a person or cessation of a corporate entity. To grant or transfer (an estate) by lease, esp. for a fixed period. To transfer (sovereignty) by death or abdication. To be transferred by will or descent.