Demise

dē-mīz′, n. a transferring: death, esp. of a sovereign or a distinguished person: a transfer of the crown or of an estate to a succe or.— v.t. to send down to a succe or: to bequeath by will.— adj. Demī′sable . [O. Fr. demise , pa.p. of desmettre , to lay down—L. dimittĕre , to send away—L. dis , aside, and mittĕre , mi um , to send.] IMG:c220_8_Demisemiquaver.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail_unscaled:Chambers_1908_Demisemiquaver.png?utm_source=en.wiki source.org _campaign=parser _content=thumbnail_unscaled