Definitions
transfer by a lease or by a will
Word origin
From Middle English demyse, dimise, dimisse, dymyse, from Middle French démise, the feminine singular past participle of démettre (“to put down, relinquish”); from Latin dēmissa, feminine singular of perfect passive participle of dēmittō. The "death" and "end" senses derive by way of euphemism from the legal sense, as a person's death was a common way that the legal demise could be accomplished.
Used in a sentence
“The lack of funding ultimately led to the project's demise.”
““Who is going to move against him [V. Putin]? Everyone is simply waiting for his demise,” [Oleg] Tinkov added.”
“Relocating components to places where they receive more heating effect earlier in the reentry and even triggering a partial break-up of the satellite structure during reentry to aid demise.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“End or death”6 letters
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