demission

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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

In view of this I will submit to a demission as the commander-in-chief of the Jastrzeb armed forces, land as well as naval.

From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

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.

"She has given her demission," said the courier, pompously.

From The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Lever, Charles James

Chamberlain and Fawcett … are using the opportunity to demand the demission of Hartington and the return of Gladstone.

From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius