'Demission' definitions:
Definition of 'Demission'
From: GCIDE
- Demission \De*mis"sion\, n. [L. demissio, fr. demittere. See Demit.]
- 1. The act of demitting, or the state of being demitted; a letting down; a lowering; dejection. "Demission of mind." --Hammond. [1913 Webster]
- Demission of sovereign authority. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Resignation of an office. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]