Demissio
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
L. Lat. A demise or letting. Chiefly used in the phrase ex demissione (on the demise), which formed part of the title of the cause in the old actions of ejectment, where it signified that the nominal plaintiff (a fictitious person) held the estate 'ion the demise" of, that is, by a lease from, the real plaintiff.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. I. In old Demissio coronae: a the king.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
/. A lease; a transfer. Demittere: to lease, transfer.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. [from demittere, q. v.] In old English law. A demise, or lease. Ex demissione, (q. v.); on the demise. A transfer. Demissio coronae; a transfer or demise of the crown. 1 Bl. Com. 249. See Demise of the king.