demission
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of demission
1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin dīmissiōn- (stem of dīmissiō ), equivalent to dīmiss ( us ) ( see dismiss) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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In view of this I will submit to a demission as the commander-in-chief of the Jastrzeb armed forces, land as well as naval.
From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Henryk Sienkiewicz
This document is now usually styled a "demit," and should specify the good standing of the bearer at the time of his resignation or demission.
From The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry by Albert G. Mackey
His demission of office was almost immediately followed by a relaxation of discipline, and by a looseness in the management of the public business.
From The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion by John Charles Dent
Her soul from earth to Heaven lies, Like the ladder of the vision, Whereon go To and fro, In ascension and demission, Star-flecked feet of Paradise.
From Poems by Francis Thompson
One of these hospitable pastors was the Rev. Gurdon Saltonstall, of New London, who twenty years later, as governor of the colony, presided at the debate which followed upon the demission of Rector Cutler.
From A History of American Christianity by Leonard Woolsey Bacon
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