2. Tending to lower, depress, or degrade.
DEMISSIVE
De*miss"ive, a. Etym: [See Demiss.]
Defn: Downcast; submissive; humble. [R.]
They pray with demissive eyelids. Lord (1630).
DEMISSLY
De*miss"ly, adv.
Defn: In a humble manner. [Obs.]
DEMISUIT
Dem"i*suit`, n. (Mil. Antiq.)
Defn: A suit of light armor covering less than the whole body, as having no protection for the legs below the things, no vizor to the helmet, and the like.
DEMIT
De*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Demitting.]
Etym: [L. demittere to send or bring down, to lower; de- + mittere to
send. Cf. Demise.]
1. To let fall; to depress. [R.] They [peacocks] demit and let fall the same [i. e., their train]. Sir T. Browne.
2. To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties. [R.]