demit
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Only last October did he formally demit the Presbyterian ministry.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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.
Neither will Barbaroux demit; he "has sworn to die at his post, and will keep that oath."
From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas
On the contrary, Lanjuinais the Breton declares that there is one man who never will demit voluntarily; but will protest to the uttermost, while a voice is left him.
From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas
With these restrictions and qualifications, it cannot be doubted that every Master Mason has a right to demit from his lodge at his own pleasure.
From The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert G.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.