Demission
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /dɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
- US IPA: /dəˈmɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -ɪʃən
Origin
From French démission, from Latin dÄ“missiÅ, from dÄ“mittÅ.
Full definition of demission
Noun
demission
(plural demissions)- (archaic) Resignation; abdication.
- 1820, Sir Walter Scott, The AbbotAnd that this demission of our royal authority may have the more full and solemn effect, and none pretend ignorance, we give cousins authority ... in our name and behalf, publicly, and in their presence, to renounce the Crown, guidance, and government of this our kingdom of Scotland.
- 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, p. 226:She had just slipped her demission, with a footnote on the young lady's conduct, under the door of Madame.