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- DictionaryDe·mise/dəˈmīz/
noun
- 1. a person's death: "Mr. Grisenthwaite's tragic demise"
- 2. conveyance or transfer of property or a title by demising.
verb
- 1. convey or grant (an estate) by will or lease: "the manor and the mill were demised for twenty-one-year terms"
1. a. : death. b. : a cessation of existence or activity. c. : a loss of position or status. 2. : the conveyance of an estate. 3. : transfer of the sovereignty to a successor. demise. 2 of 2. verb. demised; demising. transitive verb. 1. : to convey by will or lease. demise an estate. 2. : to transmit by succession or inheritance. 3.
noun. death or decease. termination of existence or operation: the demise of the empire. Law. a death or decease occasioning the transfer of an estate. a conveyance or transfer of an estate. Government. transfer of sovereignty, as by the death or deposition of the sovereign.
death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause. a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or heirs.
DEMISE definition: 1. the death of a person: 2. the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful…. Learn more.
Definition of demise noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
demise. ( dɪˈmaɪz) n. 1. failure or termination: the demise of one's hopes. 2. a euphemistic or formal word for death. 3. (Law) property law. a. a transfer of an estate by lease.
demise. (dɪmaɪz ) singular noun [usually with poss] The demise of something or someone is their end or death. [formal] ...the demise of the reform movement. Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise. Synonyms: failure, end, fall, defeat More Synonyms of demise. More Synonyms of demise.
The conveyance of an interest in real property for a specified time period by will or lease; the death of a person or cessation of a corporate entity. To grant or transfer (an estate) by lease, esp. for a fixed period. To transfer (sovereignty) by death or abdication. To be transferred by will or descent.
2. a euphemistic or formal word for death. 3. property law. a. a transfer of an estate by lease. b. the passing or transfer of an estate on the death of the owner. 4. the immediate transfer of sovereignty to a successor upon the death, abdication, etc, of a ruler (esp in the phrase demise of the crown) verb.
DEMISE meaning: 1. the end of something, usually because it has stopped being popular or successful: 2. someone's…. Learn more.
