demission

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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

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

Her soul from earth to Heaven lies, Like the ladder of the vision, Whereon go To and fro, In ascension and demission, Star-flecked feet of Paradise.

From Poems by Thompson, Francis

What will be the result upon himself, in his future relations to the Order, of such demission, will constitute the subject of the succeeding chapter.

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

Then were Avignon Emigrations, Papal Aristocrats emigrating over the Rhone River; demission of Papal Consul, flight, victory: re-entrance of Papal Legate, truce, and new onslaught; and the various turns of war.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas