What is to lay down, as an office; to resign. [Scot.] General Conway demitted his office. Hume called?
demit — To lay down, as an office; to resign. [Scot.] General Conway demitted his office. Hume. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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