deadland vs demise

deadland

noun
  • A place of death; a deadly land. 

  • The afterlife, especially in belief systems that do not include reward or punishment such as heaven and hell. 

  • Wasteland; a desert or other place that does not support life. 

demise

noun
  • Death. 

  • The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter. 

  • The end of something, in a negative sense; downfall. 

  • Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor. 

verb
  • To transmit by inheritance. 

  • To pass by inheritance. 

  • To die. 

  • To convey, as by will or lease. 

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