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.
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Demission of mind."
Hammond.
Demission of sovereign authority.
L'Estrange.
2.
Resignation of an office.
[Scot.]
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