Demit

·vt To let fall; to Depress.

II. Demit ·vt To lay down, as an office; to Resign.

III. Demit ·vt To yield or submit; to Humble; to Lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties.

IV. Demit ·add. ·noun The act of demitting; also, a letter, certificate, or the like, certifying that a person has (honorably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge.

V. Demit ·add. ·vi To lay down or relinquish an office, membership, authority, or the like; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge;

— generally used with an implication that the act is voluntary.