demit
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Only last October did he formally demit the Presbyterian ministry.
From Time Magazine Archive
Argentum cupidus fuluo secernit ab auro, Et plumbi lentam demit utrique moram.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
An authority pregnant to predetermine continental issues for unnumbered years to come, however dread its weight, and however frail and faint his mortal strength, he may not demit.
From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.
But no man is entitled to a demit, unless at the time of demanding it he be in good standing and free from all charges.
From The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert G.
The right to demit or resign never has, until within a few years, been denied.
From The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert G.
