Demission

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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              Demission of sovereign authority.     --L'Estrange.
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     2. Resignation of an office. [Scot.]
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