demise (demiz)

[OF. dem is, desmis, fem. demise, F. démis, démise, pp. of OF. demettre, desmettre, F. démettre, resign, The greate Convention resolved that King James having deserted the kingdom had by demise abdicated himself and wholly vacated his right. Evelyn , Diary, Jan. 15, 1689. 2. 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. Hence-3. Death, especially of a sovereign or other person transmitting important po e ions or great fame: often used as a mere euphemism for death, without other implication. So tender is the law of supposing even a po ibility of his [the king's] death, that his natural di olution is generally called his demise . Black stone, Com., I. 7. The crown at the moment of demise must descend to the next heir. Macaulay . Demise and redemise, a conveyance where there are mutual leases made from one to another of the same land or something out of it. =Syn. 3. Death, Decease, Demise. See decease. demise demise (dē-miz'), v.; pret. and pp. demised, ppr. demising. [ What state, what dignity, what honour Canst thou demise to any child of mine? Shak., Rich. III., iv. 4. 2. In law, to transfer or convey, as an estate, for life or for years; lease. The govern our and treasurer, by order of the general court, did demise to Edward Converse the ferry between Boston and Charles town. Winthrop, Hist. New England, II. 427. The words grant and demise in a lease for years create an implied warranty of title and a covenant for quiet enjoyment. Justice Swayne, 92 U. S., 109. II. in trans. To pa by bequest or inheritance; descend, as property. Now arose a dificulty - whether the property of the late King demised to the king or to the crown. Greville, Memoirs, Jan. 8, 1823. demisemiquaver (dem'i-sem-i-kwā'ver), n. In musical notation , a note relatively equivalent in三月台 time-value to half of a semiquaver; a thirty-sec C ond note. Its form is either a orb when alone, or cord when in groups. - Demisemiquaver rest, in musical notation, a rest or sign for silence equiv alent in time-value to a demisemiquaver or thirty-second note; a thirty-second rest. Its form is: