demit
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Only last October did he formally demit the Presbyterian ministry.
From Time Magazine Archive
Isnard, repentant of that search on which river-bank Paris stood, declares himself ready to demit.
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
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 Albert G. Mackey
Neither will Barbaroux demit; he "has sworn to die at his post, and will keep that oath."
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
To demit from a lodge is to resign one's membership, on which occasion a certificate of good standing and a release from all dues is given to the applicant, which is technically called a demit.
From The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry by Albert G. Mackey
There may be Cones and Piramides of any Matter, which demitted into the water, rest only their Bases.
From Discourse on Floating Bodies by Galileo Galilei
We don't seem yet to have demitted our privilege of talking after service.
From Quiet Talks on John's Gospel by S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
Mr. Gladstone demitted office, and then it behoved the students of the University to cast about for a worthy successor.
From On the Choice of Books by Thomas Carlyle
Bishop Provoost of New York, after fourteen years of service, demitted his functions in 1801, discouraged about the continuance of the church.
From A History of American Christianity by Leonard Woolsey Bacon
I am particularly at leisure, having demitted all care of the farm to Mr. Charles, and committed all the income thereof to him, down to the smallest hen's-egg.
From Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter by Mary Elizabeth Dewey
