Demission
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Resignation; abdication. archaic
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From French démission, from Latin dēmissiō, from dēmittō.
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