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(), 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.] They [peacocks] demit and let fall the same [i. e., their train]. Sir T. Browne. 2. To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties. [R.] 3. To lay down, as an office; to resign. [Scot.] General Conway demitted his office. Hume. Demit" (), v. i.[F. dmettre to remove, se dmettre to resign; d- (L. dis-) + mettre to put, fr. L. mittere to send. Cf. Dismiss.] To lay down or relinquish an office, membership, authority, or the like; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge; -- generally used with an implication that the act is voluntary. Demit" n.The act of demitting; also, a letter, certificate, or the like, certifying that a person has (honorably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge. スポンサード リンク
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