"demiss" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more demiss [comparative], most demiss [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin dēmissus, past participle of dēmittō (“demit”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dēmissus}} Latin dēmissus, {{m|la|dēmittō||demit}} dēmittō (“demit”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} demiss (comparative more demiss, superlative most demiss)
  1. (archaic) Humble, lowly; abject. Tags: archaic Synonyms: demisse [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-demiss-en-adj-FrjJ5-8t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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