demise

/dษชหˆmaษชz/

IPA: /D IH0 M AY1 Z/

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.

  3. 3

    Death.

  4. 4

    The end of something, in a negative sense; downfall.

    โ€œThe lack of funding ultimately led to the project's demise.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To give.

  2. 2

    To convey, as by will or lease.

  3. 3

    To transmit by inheritance.

  4. 4

    To pass by inheritance.

  5. 5

    To die.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/demise