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

• club-faces
• club feet
• club foot
• club-footed
• club-haul
• club-hauled
• club-hauling
• club-hauls
• clubhead
• club-headed
• clubheads
• clubhouse
• clubhouses
• clubland
• clublands
• club-law
• club-laws
• club-line
• club-lines
• clubman
• clubmanship
• clubmanships
• clubmaster
• clubmasters
• clubmen