1. (n.) Death; as, the demise of the king\.

2. (n.) The decease of a royal or princely person; hence, also, the death of any illustrious person.

3. (n.) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.

4. (v. t.) To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will; to bequeath.

5. (v. t.) To convey; to give.

6. (v. t.) To convey, as an estate, by lease; to lease.

abalienation alienation amortization amortizement annihilation assignation assignment bane bargain and sale barter bequeathal biological death cash in cessation of life cession clinical death conferment conferral consignation consignment conveyance conveyancing crossing the bar curtains death death knell debt of nature decease deeding deliverance delivery depart departure die disposal disposition dissolution doom drop dying ebb of life end end of life ending enfeoffment eternal rest exchange exit expiration expire extinction extinguishment final summons finger of death giving go going going off grave hand of death jaws of death knell last debt last muster last rest last roundup last sleep lease and release leaving life loss of life making an end parting pass pass away passing passing away passing over perishing quietus release rest reward sale sentence of death settlement settling shades of death shadow of death silence sleep somatic death succumb summons of death surrender trading transfer transference transmission transmittal vesting