Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DEM'I-REP, n.

A woman of suspicious chastity. [Demi-reputation.]

DE-MIS'A-BLE, a. [s as z; See Demise.]

That may be leased; as an estate demisable by copy of court roll. Blackstone.

DE-MISE', n. [s as z; Fr. demis, demise, from demettre, L. demitto, demissio, de and mitto, Fr. mettre. Literally, a laying down, or sending from; a removing.]

1. In England, a laying down or removal, applied to the crown or royal authority. The demise of the crown, is a transfer of the crown, royal authority or kingdom to a successor. Thus when Edward Fourth was driven from his throne for a few months by the house of Lancaster, this temporary transfer of his dignity was called a demise. Hence the natural death of a king or queen came to be denominated as demise, as by that event, the crown is transferred to a successor. Blackstone.
2. A conveyance or transfer of an estate, by lease or will. Demise and redemise, a conveyance where there are mutual leases made from one to another of the same land, or something out of it. Encyc.

DE-MISE', v.t. [s as z.]

1. To transfer or convey; to lease.
2. To bequeath; to grant by will. Swift.

DE-MIS'ED, pp.

Granted or left by will.

DEM'I-SEM'I-QUA-VER, n.

the shortest note in music, two of which are equal to a semi-quaver.

DE-MIS'ING, ppr.

Bequeathing; granting by will.

DE-MIS'SION, n.

A lowering; degradation; depression. L'Estrange.

DE-MISS'IVE, or DE-MISS, a.

Humble. [Little used.] Shenstone.

DE-MISS'LY, adv.

In a humble manner. [Not used.] Sherwood.

DE-MIT', v.t. [L. demitto.]

To let fall: to depress; to submit. [Not used.]

DEM'I-TINT, n. [Demi and tint.]

In painting, a gradation of color between positive light and positive shade. Elmes.

DEM'I-TONE, n.

In music an interval of half a tone; a semi-tone.

DEM'I-URGE, n. [Gr. δημιουργος; δημιος, a public servant, and εργον, work.]

In the mythology of Eastern philosophers, an eon employed in the creation of the world; a subordinate workman. Encyc.

DEM'I-URGE, n. [Gr. δημιος, a public servant, and εργον, work.]

In the mythology of eastern philosophers, an æon, so called; a subordinate agent employed by the Supreme deity in the creation of the world.

DEM'I-URG'IC, a.

Pertaining to a demiurge, or to creative power. Trans. of Pausanias.

DEM-I-UR'GIC, a.

Pertaining to a demiurge.

DEM'I-VILL, n.

A half-vill, consisting of five freemen or frank pledges. Spelman. Blackstone.

DEM'I-VOLT, n. [demi and volt, vault.]

One of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his fore legs in a particular manner.

DEM'I-WOLF, n.

Half a wolf; a mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf; lycisca. Shak.

DE-MOC'RA-CY, n. [Gr. δημοκρατια; δημος, people, and κρατεω, to possess, to govern.]

Government by the people; a form of government, in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the people collectively, or in which the people exercise the powers of legislation. Such was the government of Athens.

DEM'O-CRAT, n.

One who adheres to a government by the people, or favors the extension of the right of suffrage to all classes of men.

DEM-O-CRAT'IC, or DEM-O-CRAT'IC-AL, a.

Popular; pertaining to democracy, or government by the people; as a democratical form of government.

DEM-O-CRAT'IC-AL-LY, adv.

In a democratical manner. Sidney.

DE-MOL'ISH, v.t. [Fr. demolir, demolissant; Sp. demoler; It. demolire; L. demolior; de and molior, to build. Class Mi, No. 12, 15.]

To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy, as a heap or structure; to separate any collected mass, or the connected parts of a thing; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a mound; to demolish a wall or fortification.