Definitions for decease

decease de·cease

Spelling: [dih-sees]
IPA: /dɪˈsis/

Decease is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 94 anagrams from letters in decease (acdeees).

Definitions for decease

noun

  1. the act of dying; departure from life; death.

verb (used without object)

  1. to depart from life; die.

Origin of decease

1300-50; (noun) Middle English deces Old French Latin dēcessus departure, death, equivalent to dēced-, variant stem of dēcēdere to go away (dē- de- + cēdere to go; see

Examples for decease

In the event of his wife's decease, her third was to be held in trust for his son.

Sir John's authority as her guardian had come into force with the decease of her brother.

Five minutes before his decease the manʼs pulse was high and full.

It was the medical gentleman who informed me of his decease.

But to return to my lady:—She got surprisingly well after my master's decease.

The solicitor himself, I believe, chooses to doubt his client's decease.

To-day, Canada mourns the decease of one of her noblest sons.

You agree to settle your fortune after your decease, amounting to L23,000.

Upon the decease of the pontiff, Rome was immediately in arms.

It's like bees; they leave their hives on the decease of any person.

Word Value for decease
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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