Demit meaning

dĭ-mĭt
demits demitted demitting
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Demit is defined as to quit or fire.

An example of demit is to leave one's job after 10 years.

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To relinquish (an office or function).
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To dismiss.
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To give up an office or position; resign.
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To resign (a position or office)
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To dismiss.
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To resign.
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To let fall; to depress; to yield.
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Origin of demit

  • Middle English dimitten to release from Old French demettre from Latin dīmittere dis- away dis– mittere to send

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin dēmittō (“send or bring down, let fall”).

    From Wiktionary

Demit Sentence Examples

  • The two representatives from each of the five main sub-specialties should not demit office in the same year.

  • He holds his office ad vitam aut culpam; he cannot demit it or be deprived, of it without consent of the presbytery.

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