Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Death.
- noun The end of existence or activity; termination.
- noun Law Transfer of an estate by lease or will.
- noun The transfer of a ruler's authority by death or abdication.
- intransitive verb Law To transfer (an estate) by will or lease.
- intransitive verb To transfer (sovereignty) by abdication or will.
- intransitive verb Law To be transferred by will or descent.
- intransitive verb To die.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Transfer; transmission; devolution, as of a right or an estate in consequence of death, forfeiture of title, etc.
- noun In law, a conveyance or transfer of an estate by will or lease in fee, for life or for a term of years; in modern use, a lease for years.
- noun Hence Death, especially of a sovereign or other person transmitting important possessions or great fame: often used as a mere euphemism for death, without other implication.
- To bequeath; grant by will.
- In law, to transfer or convey, as an estate, for life or for years; lease.
- To pass by bequest or inheritance; descend, as property.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
- noun The decease of a royal or princely person; hence, also, the death of any illustrious person.
- noun (Law) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
- noun a conveyance where there are mutual leases made from one to another of the same land, or something out of it.
- transitive verb To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will; to bequeath.
- transitive verb rare To convey; to give.
- transitive verb (Law) To convey, as an estate, by lease; to lease.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
- noun 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.
- noun
Death . - noun end (less common, usually in a negative manner)
- verb transitive, obsolete, law To
give . - verb transitive, law To
convey , as bywill orlease . - verb transitive, law To transmit by inheritance.
- verb intransitive, law To pass by inheritance.
- verb intransitive To
die .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the time when something ends
- verb transfer by a lease or by a will
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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So, of course, since this bill will be so bad for the “Democrat Party” all the Republicans will be voting for it to make sure that their demise is accelerated, right?
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I've read it again somewhere recently, books of letters are nearing their end, the demise is almost upon us and e mails with their clipped language will surely be a poor substitute.
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I've read it again somewhere recently, books of letters are nearing their end, the demise is almost upon us and e mails with their clipped language will surely be a poor substitute.
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Expediting his demise is his brother who betrays Stopmouth.
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I've read it again somewhere recently, books of letters are nearing their end, the demise is almost upon us and e mails with their clipped language will surely be a poor substitute.
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Looks like the demise is an “any time now” sort of afair.
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That nobody really knows about his demise is a tragedy in itself.
Finding Takeo 2006
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That nobody really knows about his demise is a tragedy in itself.
November 2006 2006
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They were carrying a cardboard coffin symbolising what they called the demise of the education system.
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In a speech broadcast on Iran state television, he predicted what he called the demise of American capitalism and corporate favoritism.
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bilby commented on the word demise
"An expression of full support (from a colleague) is a sure sign of impending political demise."
- Michael Brissenden, ABC 7:30 Report, 16 February 2009.
February 16, 2009