demitting — v. resign, abdicate … English contemporary dictionary
demit — demit1 /di mit /, v., demitted, demitting, n. v.t. 1. to resign (a job, public office, etc.); relinquish. 2. Archaic. to dismiss; fire. v.i. 3. to resign. n. 4. Also, dimit. (esp. in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or … Universalium
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. [1913 Webster] Demission of sovereign authority. L Estrange.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Demit — De*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demitting}.] [L. demittere to send or bring down, to lower; de + mittere to send. Cf. {Demise}.] 1. To let fall; to depress. [R.] [1913 Webster] They [peacocks] demit and let fall the same … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Demit — De*mit , n. The act of demitting; also, a letter, certificate, or the like, certifying that a person has (honorably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Demitted — Demit De*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demitting}.] [L. demittere to send or bring down, to lower; de + mittere to send. Cf. {Demise}.] 1. To let fall; to depress. [R.] [1913 Webster] They [peacocks] demit and let fall… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
demit — verb (demitted; demitting) Etymology: Middle English dimitten, from Anglo French demettre Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. archaic dismiss 2. resign 2 intransitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
Lord Advocate — Her Majesty s Advocate (or when the monarch is male His Majesty s Advocate), known as the Lord Advocate ( gd. Morair Tagraidh), is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters… … Wikipedia
List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu — The state of Tamil Nadu in India has an electorate of more than 46 million people The complete list of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu consists of the heads of government in the history of the state of Tamil Nadu in India since 1920. The area under … Wikipedia
Basappa Danappa Jatti — (Kannada:ಬಸಪ್ಪ ದಾನಪ್ಪ ಜತ್ತಿ )(September 10, 1912–June 7, 2002) was born to Kannada family at Savalgi, Bijapur district of Karnataka state. Jatti graduated as a lawyer from Sykes Law College, Kolhapur and became a pleader in Jamakhandi. He was… … Wikipedia
