demise vs pale rider

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. 

pale rider

noun
  • Death, the Grim Reaper or angel of death; and one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. 

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