| 单词 | demise of the crown |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdemise of the crown 2. Transference or devolution of sovereignty, as by the death or deposition of the sovereign; usually in demise of the crown. ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > [noun] > transference of sovereignty demise1689 1547 Act 1 Edw. VI c. 7 Preamb. Which Actions..by the Death or Demise of the Kings of this Realm have been discontinued. 1660 Scutum Regale: Royal Buckler 58 The King hath a perpetual succession, and never dyeth; For in Law it is called the demise of the King, and there is no Inter-regnum.] 1689 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) II. 299 That King James..had by demise abdicated himself and wholly vacated his right. 1714 J. Swift Pres. State Affairs The regents appointed by parliament upon the demise of the crown. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 249 When Edward the Fourth..was driven from his throne for a few months..this temporary transfer of his dignity was denominated his demise. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 534 The unexpected demise of the crown changed the whole aspect of affairs. 1857 J. F. W. Herschel Ess. 615 Demise of the chair. < as lemmas |
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