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demised
We have found lemma(root) word of demised : demise.
Definitions
[dɪˈmʌɪz], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person's death
(e.g: Mr Grisenthwaite's tragic demise)
- conveyance or transfer of property or a title by will or lease
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Origin
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late Middle English (as a legal term): from Anglo-Norman French, past participle (used as a noun) of Old French desmettre ‘dismiss’, (in reflexive) ‘abdicate’, based on Latin dimittere (see dismiss)
[dɪˈmʌɪz], (Verb)
Definitions:
- convey or grant (an estate) by will or lease
(e.g: the manor and the mill were demised for twenty-one-year terms)
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Origin
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late Middle English (as a legal term): from Anglo-Norman French, past participle (used as a noun) of Old French desmettre ‘dismiss’, (in reflexive) ‘abdicate’, based on Latin dimittere (see dismiss)
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