Definitions
1.nounThe conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
2.nounTransmission 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.nounDeath.
4.nounThe end of something, in a negative sense; downfall."The lack of funding ultimately led to the project's demise."
5.verbTo give.
6.verbTo convey, as by will or lease.
7.verbTo transmit by inheritance.
8.verbTo pass by inheritance.
9.verbTo die.