{"era":"current","word":"demise","meaning":"death or passing; transfer of an estate","children":[{"era":"1300s","word":"demyse","meaning":"demise","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"démise","meaning":"relinquished; handed down","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"dēmissa","meaning":"having been sent down; relinquished","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"dēmittō","meaning":"send down; let fall; relinquish","children":[],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Old French"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}