Dictionary

demission en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /dəˈmɪʃən/ (US)

Etymology

From French démission, from Latin dēmissiō, from dēmittō.

Meanings

1. (archaic) Resignation; abdication.
   • And that this demission of our royal authority may have the more full and solemn effect, and none pretend ignorance, we give [our cousins authority] ... in our name and behalf, publicly, and in their presence, to renounce the Crown, guidance, and government of this our kingdom of Scotland. 1820, [Walter Scott], The Abbot. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and John Ballantyne, […], →OCLC:
   • She had just slipped her demission, with a footnote on the young lady's conduct, under the door of Madame. 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 226:

Forms

Deriveds

demissionary

Relateds

demit · demise