See Also: demit(1)(dictionary)
demit(2)(dictionary)
prolongation(dictionary)
prolongation(dictionary)
PROLONGATION(law)

demit(2) (iou) and prolongation (iou)


demit(2) (iou)



demit verb2. Chiefly Scot. Infl. -tt-. E16.
[French demettre, Old French desmettre, from des-, de- DE- 3 + mettre, taking the place of Latin dimittere: see DIMIT verb1, DISMISS verb.]
verb trans. Let go, send away, dismiss. arch. E16.
verb trans. Put away, part with. M16-L17.
verb trans. & intrans. Resign; abdicate. M16.
verb trans. Send out. L17-M18.
verb trans. Convey by lease. Only in L18.

prolongation (iou)



prolongation noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or late Latin prolongatio(n-), formed as PROLONGATE: see -ATION.]
The action or an act of prolonging; the state of being prolonged. LME.
(An) extension in scope or range. M19.