dimit

English

Etymology

From Latin dimittere (“to send away, let go”), from di-, dis- + mittere (“to send”). See dismiss and demit

Verb

dimit (third-person singular simple present dimits, present participle dimitting, simple past and past participle dimitted)

1. (obsolete or masonry) To dismiss, let go, or release.
2. (masonry) to resign

Noun

dimit (plural dimits)

1. (masonry) a resignation from a lodge

References

• “dimit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• timid