English dictionary
demit
/d/I/'m/I/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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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.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To let fall; to depress.
Source: webster1913
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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.
Source: webster1913