demit

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 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.

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

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.

On the 2d of October Mr. McPherson arrived from Canada, and I forthwith demitted the charge.

From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by M'lean, John

There may be Cones and Piramides of any Matter, which demitted with the Point downwards do float atop.

From Discourse on Floating Bodies by Galilei, Galileo

There may be Cones and Piramides of any Matter, which demitted into the water, rest only their Bases.

From Discourse on Floating Bodies by Galilei, Galileo

To the public, however, it seemed doubtful whether the Conservatives would be in power when the Indian Viceroyalty actually demitted; and, as a matter of fact, they had resigned before that event took place.

From The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India by Hunter, William Wilson

A Piramide or Cone, demitted with the Point downwards shal swim, with its Base downward shall sink.

From Discourse on Floating Bodies by Galilei, Galileo