demit

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Only last October did he formally demit the Presbyterian ministry.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Court of Arches now issued a suspension against the accused, and condemned them to prison when they continued to officiate, until they declared themselves ready to obey or to demit their office.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

A few Grand Lodges have denied the right of a Mason permanently to demit from the Order.

From The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert G.

FAUCHET, Abbe, at siege of Bastille, his Te-Deums, his harangue on Franklin, his Cercle Social, in First Parliament, motion by, doffs his insignia, King's death, lamentation, will demit, trial of.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

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