Definition for
demise
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.
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.
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