demit
1 Americanverb (used with object)
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to resign (a job, public office, etc.); relinquish.
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Archaic. to dismiss; fire.
verb (used without object)
noun
verb (used with object)
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to put in or send to a lower place.
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Obsolete. to lower in status, rank, or esteem; humble.
verb
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to resign (an office, position, etc)
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(tr) to dismiss
Etymology
Origin of demit1
1520–30; < Middle French demettre, Old French demetre < Latin dēmittere to demit 2 (but also with some senses of Latin dīmittere send away, dismiss, equivalent to dī- di- 2 + mittere to send)
Origin of demit2
1550–60; < Latin dēmittere to let fall, send down, equivalent to dē- de- + mittere to send
Example Sentences
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Only last October did he formally demit the Presbyterian ministry.
From Time Magazine Archive
FAUCHET, Abbe, at siege of Bastille, his Te-Deums, his harangue on Franklin, his Cercle Social, in First Parliament, motion by, doffs his insignia, King's death, lamentation, will demit, trial of.
From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas
With these restrictions and qualifications, it cannot be doubted that every Master Mason has a right to demit from his lodge at his own pleasure.
From The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert G.
To demit from a lodge is to resign one's membership, on which occasion a certificate of good standing and a release from all dues is given to the applicant, which is technically called a demit.
From The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert G.
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 Mackey, Albert G.
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