Defn: To convey, as an estate, be lease; to lease.
DEMISEMIQUAVER
Dem`i*sem"i*qua`ver, (Mus.)
Defn: A short note, equal in time to the half of a semiquaver, or the thirty-second part of a whole note.
DEMISS
De*miss", a. Etym: [L. demissus, p. p. of demittere.]
Defn: Cast down; humble; submissive. [Obs.]
He down descended like a most demiss And abject thrall. Spenser.
DEMISSION
De*mis"sion, n. Etym: [L. demissio, fr. demittere. See Demit.]
1. The act of demitting, or the state of being demitted; a letting down; a lowering; dejection. "Demission of mind." Hammond. Demission of sovereign authority. L'Estrange.
2. Resignation of an office. [Scot.]
DEMISSIONARY
De*mis"sion*a*ry, a.
1. Pertaining to transfer or conveyance; as, a demissionary deed.