The Only Use of
demise
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Maycomb had lost no time in getting Mr. Ewell's views on Tom's demise and passing them along through that English Channel of gossip, Miss Stephanie Crawford.
p. 276.4demise = death
Definitions:
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(1)
(demise) death or the end of something -- especially a slow ending
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Lawyers may use demise to reference various types of transfers.