dimission

English

Etymology

From Latin dimissio. See dimit, and compare dismission.

Noun

dimission (countable and uncountable, plural dimissions)

1. (obsolete, or masonry) permission to depart, or a dismissal.
   • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:

     he is come, who is anointed to preach […] dimission to the captives

References

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