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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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.
I hope your Royal Highness will now accept of my demission.
From Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. by Thomson, Mrs.
In the latter, as in the former case, what we have is merely the demission to the determination of the court of the question whether certain acts and claims are consistent with law.
From The Future of International Law by Oppenheim, L. (Lassa)
Chamberlain and Fawcett … are using the opportunity to demand the demission of Hartington and the return of Gladstone.
From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius
There is, however, one case of demission for which a special law has been enacted.
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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