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demised |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Demise \De*mise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demised}; p. pr & vb n. {Demising}.] 1. To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will to bequeath. ``Power to demise my lands.'' --Swift. What honor Canst thou demise to any child of mine? --Shak. 2. To convey; to give [R.] His soul is at his conception demised to him --Hammond. 3. (Law) To convey, as an estate, by lease; to lease.
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