Relinquishment of an office or function.
[Middle English dimissioun, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin dīmissiō, dīmissiōn-, dismissal, from dīmissus, past participle of dīmittere, to release. See demit.]
demission
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de·mis·sion (dĭ-mĭsh'ən)  |
n.
Relinquishment of an office or function.
Relinquishment of an office or function.
| Thesaurus: demission |
noun
- A giving up of a possession, claim, or right: abandonment, abdication, quitclaim, relinquishment, renunciation, resignation, surrender, waiver. See keep/release.
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- Free Church of Scotland (church, Protestantism, Scotland)
- Thomas Annan (art)
- Free Catholic Church
- Act Anent the demission of the Crown in favour of our Sovereign Lord, and his Majesty's Coronation 1567
