Demise

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To Convey; to Give.

II. Demise ·vt To convey, as an estate, by lease; to Lease.

III. Demise ·noun The decease of a royal or princely person; hence, also, the death of any illustrious person.

IV. Demise ·noun The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.

V. Demise ·vt To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will; to Bequeath.

VI. Demise ·noun Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.