demit

¹

[ dih-mit ]

verb (used with object)

, de·mit·ted, de·mit·ting.

1. to resign (a job, public office, etc.); relinquish.
2. Archaic. to dismiss; fire.

verb (used without object)

, de·mit·ted, de·mit·ting.

1. to resign.

noun

1. Also dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.

demit

²

[ dih-mit ]

verb (used with object)

, de·mit·ted, de·mit·ting.

1. to put in or send to a lower place.
2. Obsolete. to lower in status, rank, or esteem; humble.

demit

/ dɪˈmɪt /

verb

1. to resign (an office, position, etc)
2. tr to dismiss

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of demit¹

C16: from Latin dīmittere to send forth, discharge, renounce, from di- ² + mittere to send

Example Sentences

Isnard, repentant of that search on which river-bank Paris stood, declares himself ready to demit.

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Neither will Barbaroux demit; he "has sworn to die at his post, and will keep that oath."

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But no man is entitled to a demit, unless at the time of demanding it he be in good standing and free from all charges.

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The right to demit or resign never has, until within a few years, been denied.

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My own chieftaincy I could demit without regret, knowing that it would fall into your hands.

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