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Death dressed in a suit, or a king's last act before the crown jumps heirs.
means The end of something through death, decline, or failure — formal, often grand.
from From Anglo-French demise, past participle of demettre, to send down or dismiss — literally a lowering, an estate or crown passing downward to the next holder.
Legal senseOriginally meant transferring property or a throne.
Royal phraseDemise of the Crown means succession, not just a funeral.
ToneGrander than death, softer than collapse.