Demise

Definitions

1. The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
   countable, uncountable
2. End of the life, especially of a person.
3. Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.
   countable, uncountable
4. Death; decease.
   countable
5. The end of something, in a negative sense; downfall.
   countable
6. The atmospheric disintegration of a satellite or satellite component upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Immediately upon the Royal Assent being signified to this Act the Instrument of Abdication […] shall have⟳ effect, and thereupon His Majesty shall cease to be King and there shall be a demise of the Crown, and accordingly the member of the Royal Family then next in succession to the Throne shall succeed⟳ thereto and to all the rights, privileges, and dignities thereunto belonging.”

“Earth looked her loveliest to receive⟳ my sweet sister's gentle dust; but all was harsh and sullen as her own⟳ nature when Lady Avonleigh's haughty ashes returned to their original element. Immediately after her demise, her son went abroad, and I accompanied him.”

“The lack of funding ultimately led to the project's demise.”

“Relocating components to places where they receive⟳ more heating effect earlier in the reentry and even triggering a partial break-up of the satellite structure⟳ during reentry to aid demise.”

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