Definition of demise

• n. - 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.
• n. - The decease of a royal or princely person; hence, also, the death of any illustrious person.
• n. - The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
• v. t. - To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will; to bequeath.
• v. t. - To convey; to give.
• v. t. - To convey, as an estate, by lease; to lease.