demission

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There is, however, one case of demission for which a special law has been enacted.

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

What will be the result upon himself, in his future relations to the Order, of such demission, will constitute the subject of the succeeding chapter.

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

One of these hospitable pastors was the Rev. Gurdon Saltonstall, of New London, who twenty years later, as governor of the colony, presided at the debate which followed upon the demission of Rector Cutler.

From A History of American Christianity by Bacon, Leonard Woolsey

Deep was the grief of the brethren of Three Fountains when they were summoned to attend the sacred office of demission which was to shut out Waldo for ever from intercourse with his fellows.

From A Child's Book of Saints by Robinson, T. H. (Thomas Heath)

In the latter, as in the former case, what we have is merely the demission to the determination of the court of the question whether certain acts and claims are consistent with law.

From The Future of International Law by Oppenheim, L. (Lassa)