demised

Left by will

Demised is the past tense of demise, used primarily in legal contexts to mean transferred or conveyed, especially property by lease or will: The property was demised to the tenant for a term of ninety-nine years.

Outside legal writing, demised occasionally appears as a formal or euphemistic way of saying died, though this usage is uncommon and sounds stilted.

deceased

departed

Having left

passed · lifeless · corpse · cadaver · decedent · remains · body · death · dying · mortality

legal

transferred

Moved to new location

devised · granted · assigned · tenancy · property · estate · premises · title · deed · inheritance

ending

terminated

Brought to an end

lapsed · ended · finished · closed · defunct · discontinued · abolished · dissolved · extinguished · voided

mourning

grief

Intense sorrow from loss

funeral · memorial · obituary · eulogy · tribute · remembrance · condolence · burial · interment · cemetery

Opposites
life status

demisedliving

Currently having breath

alive · animate · surviving · breathing · thriving

property transfer

demisedretained

Continued to hold

acquired · kept · received · held · reclaimed

Phrases
Family

demise, demises

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG