| Demit (demit) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| De*mit" |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Demitted] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Demitting.] [L. demittere to send or bring down, to
lower] de- + mittere to send. Cf. Demise.] |
To let fall; to depress.
To yield or submit; to humble; to lower;
as, to demit one's self to humble duties.
To lay down, as an office; to
resign.
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| Demit (demit) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| De*mit" |
| [F.
démettre to remove, se démettre to resign;
dé- (L. dis-) + mettre to put, fr. L.
mittere to send. Cf. Dismiss.] |
To lay down or
relinquish an office, membership, authority, or the like; to resign,
as from a Masonic lodge; -- generally used with an implication that
the act is voluntary.
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The act of demitting;
also, a letter, certificate, or the like, certifying that a person has
(honorably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge.
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