dimission

noun

di·​mis·​sion

də̇ˈmishən,

dīˈ-

plural -s

: dismissal or discharge

a letter of dimission

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, conveyance by lease, from Medieval Latin dimission-, dimissio, from Latin, dismissal, discharge, from dimissus (past participle of dimittere to dismiss) + -ion-, -io -ion

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