Definition of DEMIT

demit

Meanings

Plural: demits

Verb

  • To let fall; to depress; to yield.
  • To relinquish an office, membership, authority, etc.; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge.

Noun

  • The act of demitting.
  • A document certifying that a person has (honourably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin dēmittō (“send or bring down, let fall”).

Scrabble Score: 8

demit is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
demit is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
demit is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

demit is a valid Words With Friends word