Demit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Demitting.] [L. demittere to send or bring down, to lower; de- + mittere to send. Cf. Demise.] 1. To let fall; to depress. [R.]
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They [peacocks] demit and let fall the same [i. e., their train]. Sir T. Browne.
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2. To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties. [R.]
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3. To lay down, as an office; to resign. [Scot.]
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General Conway demitted his office. Hume.
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Demit, n. The act of demitting; also, a letter, certificate, or the like, certifying that a person has (honorably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]