DEMISE

I. verb (~d; demising) Date: 15th century transitive verb to convey (as an estate) by will or lease, convey , give , to transmit by succession or inheritance, intransitive verb die , decease , to pass by descent or bequest , II. noun Etymology: Middle English dimise, from Anglo-French ~, feminine of demis, past participle of demettre to dismiss, from Latin demittere to send down, from de- + mittere to send Date: 15th century the conveyance of an estate, transfer of the sovereignty to a successor, 3. death , a cessation of existence or activity, a loss of position or status