demission

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This document is now usually styled a "demit," and should specify the good standing of the bearer at the time of his resignation or demission.

From The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert G.

Je suis toujours affligée de voir mes amis se retirer de la vie active; mais je comprends les motifs qui vous ont dicté votre demission….

From Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. by Laughton, John Knox

There is, however, one case of demission for which a special law has been enacted.

From The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert G.

Soon after, he signed his demission in form.

From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell by Hume, David

His demission of office was almost immediately followed by a relaxation of discipline, and by a looseness in the management of the public business.

From The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion by Dent, John Charles