The act of giving up or relinquishing an office, position, or responsibility; resignation.
From Latin 'demissio' (a sending down), derived from 'demittere.' Evolved through Old French to mean specifically the formal surrender of power or position.
A 'demission' is a resignation, but the word literally means 'a sending down'—it preserves the medieval idea that holding power meant being elevated, so giving it up meant being lowered.
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