demise
n. decease, death; passing, coming to an end v. die; come to an end; bequeath, will; transfer an estate (Law) | ||||
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Demise Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Demise
(v. t.)
To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will; to bequeath.
(v. t.)
To convey; to give.
(v. t.)
To convey, as an estate, by lease; to lease.
(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.
(n.)
The decease of a royal or princely person; hence, also, the death of any illustrious person.
(n.)
The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
(v. t.)
To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will; to bequeath.
(v. t.)
To convey; to give.
(v. t.)
To convey, as an estate, by lease; to lease.
(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.
(n.)
The decease of a royal or princely person; hence, also, the death of any illustrious person.
(n.)
The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
| WordNet 2.0 |
demise
Noun
1. the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
(synonym) death, dying
(hypernym) end, ending
(hyponym) grave
(part-holonym) life, lifetime, lifespan
Noun
1. the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
(synonym) death, dying
(hypernym) end, ending
(hyponym) grave
(part-holonym) life, lifetime, lifespan
| GLOSSARY OF ESOTERIC WORDS |
demise
(a) death, decease.
(b) transfer of an estate by will or lease; transfer of soverignty by death or abdication.
de (down) + mittere (send).
death***Upon the demise of the dictator, a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.
(a) death, decease.
(b) transfer of an estate by will or lease; transfer of soverignty by death or abdication.
de (down) + mittere (send).
death***Upon the demise of the dictator, a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.
| hEnglish - advanced version |
demise
demise
\de*mise"\ (?), n. [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. cunningham.
3. (law) the conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
note: 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.
demise
and redemise, a conveyance where there are mutual leases made from one to another of the same land, or something out of it.
similar words(1)
demise and redemise
demise
\de*mise"\ (?), n. [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. cunningham.
3. (law) the conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
note: 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.
demise
and redemise, a conveyance where there are mutual leases made from one to another of the same land, or something out of it.
similar words(1)
demise and redemise
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demise
Death.
Death.
Demise Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Demise
In its most extended signification, it is a conveyance either in fee, for life, or for years. In its more technical meaning, it is a lease or conveyance for a term of years. According to Chief Justice Gibson, the term demise strictly denotes a posthumous grant, and no more.
persons. A term nearly synonymous with death. It is usually applied in England to the death of the king or queen.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
In its most extended signification, it is a conveyance either in fee, for life, or for years. In its more technical meaning, it is a lease or conveyance for a term of years. According to Chief Justice Gibson, the term demise strictly denotes a posthumous grant, and no more.
persons. A term nearly synonymous with death. It is usually applied in England to the death of the king or queen.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Demise Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Demise
A lease of property; a demise charter is a bareboat charter
A lease of property; a demise charter is a bareboat charter
Demise Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Demise
Demise is an Anglo-French legal term (from French démettre, from Latin dimittere, to send away) for a transfer of an estate, especially by lease. The word has an operative effect in a lease implying a covenant "for quiet enjoyment".
The phrase "demise of the crown" is used in English law to signify the immediate transfer of the sovereignty, with all its attributes and prerogatives, to the successor without any interregnum in accordance with the maxim "the king never dies". At common law the death of the sovereign eo facto dissolved Parliament, but this was abolished by the Representation of the People Act 1867, 51. Similarly the common law doctrine that all offices held under the crown determined at its demise has been negatived by the Demise of the Crown Act 1901. "Demise" is thus often used loosely for death or decease.
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