different between demis vs demit

English

Noun

demis

1. plural of demi

Anagrams

• Deism, Diems, deism, dimes, disme

French

Noun

demis m

1. plural of demi

Latin

Etymology 1

See d?m? (“I remove, take away, or subtract”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?de?.mis/, [?d?e?m?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?de.mis/, [?d???mis]

Verb

d?mis

1. second-person singular present active indicative of d?m?

Etymology 2

See d?mos (“a tract of land”, “[the common] people”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?de?.mi?s/, [?d?e?mi?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?de.mis/, [?d???mis]

Noun

d?m?s m

1. dative plural of d?mos
2. ablative plural of d?mos

English

Etymology

From Latin d?mitt? (“send or bring down, let fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??m?t/

Verb

demit (third-person singular simple present demits, present participle demitting, simple past and past participle demitted)

1. (transitive) To let fall; to depress; to yield.
2. To relinquish an office, membership, authority, etc.; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge.

Related terms

• demise
• demission
• mission

Noun

demit (plural demits)

1. The act of demitting.
2. A document certifying that a person has (honourably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge.

Anagrams

• Tedim, timed

Latin

Verb

d?mit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of d?m?