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decease

Pronunciation: /dɪˈsiːs/

Definition of decease

noun

[in singular] formal or Law
  • a person’s death:he held the post until his untimely decease in 1991

verb

[no object] archaic
  • die: he deceased at his palace of Croydon

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French deces, from Latin decessus 'death', past participle (used as a noun) of decedere 'to die'

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