What does "demit" mean?
Demit: To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties. [R.]
Additional senses
- 2.To lay down, as an office; to resign. [Scot.] General Conway demitted his office. Hume.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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