demit

Definitions

1. 1.To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties. [R.]
2. 2.To lay down, as an office; to resign. [Scot.] General Conway demitted his office. Hume.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties. [R.] called?
• What is to lay down, as an office; to resign. [Scot.] General Conway demitted his office. Hume called?