demise /di-mīzˈ/

1. A transferring by lease
2. Death (euphemistic or formal), as of a sovereign or a distinguished person
3. End, failure
4. A transfer of the crown or of an estate to a successor

1. To give to a successor
2. To bequeath by will
3. To transfer by lease

demīˈsable adjective

• short-life
• shortlist
• shortlisted
• shortlisting
• shortlists
• short-lived
• shortly
• short measure
• short metre
• shortness
• shortnesses
• short odds
• short of
• short-oil
• short on
• short order
• short-order
• short orders
• short-priced
• short-range
• short rib
• short ribs
• shorts
• short sale
• short sales