demise
41Demise of the Crown Act 1727 — The Demise of the Crown Act 1727 (c.5) is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The long title and preamble of the Act are: “ An Act … for altering and explaining the Acts of Parliament therein mentioned, in relation to qualifying Persons… …
42demise charter — See charter of demise …
43demise of the crown — The transfer of the kingdom to a dead king s successor. When we say the demise of the crown, we mean only that, in consequence of the disunion of the king s natural body from his body politic, the kingdom is transferred or demised to his… …
44demise — Synonyms and related words: abalienation, alienation, amortization, amortizement, annihilation, assignation, assignment, bane, bargain and sale, barter, bequeathal, biological death, cash in, cessation of life, cession, clinical death, conferment …
45demise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. death; transfer. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dying, decease, passing; see death 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. death, passing, end, expiration, downfall, termination, *lights out, fall. ANT.: birth …
46demise — see DISMISS …
47demise — does not mean decline; it means death …
48demise — de·mise || dɪ maɪz v. die; come to an end; bequeath, will; transfer an estate (Law) n. decease, death; passing, coming to an end …
49demise — [dɪ mʌɪz] noun 1》 the end or failure of something. 2》 a person s death. 3》 Law the transfer of property or a title by demising. verb Law convey or grant by will or lease. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr., past participle (used asnoun) of OFr.… …
50demise — I. n. 1. Conveyance, alienation, transfer, transferrence, making over. 2. Death (of a royal or a distinguished person), decease. II. v. a. 1. Ahenate, transfer, consign, devolve, convey, make over, deliver over. 2. Bequeath, devise, will, grant… …
