Why this word is great
DEMISSION — [Noun] The act of resigning or stepping down from a position or office. From the French démission, from Latin dēmissiō ("a sending away, dismissal"), from dēmittō ("to send away, let down"). Unlike "abdication" (which carries the weight of crowns and thrones) or "resignation" (which smacks of modern HR paperwork), "demission" is the quiet, almost liturgical surrender of authority—a lowering of oneself rather than a casting off. It is the folded hands of a bishop relinquishing his diocese, the deliberate silence of a judge stepping down from the bench, or the slow retreat of a scholar from the lectern, leaving behind only the echo of a voice that will not speak again. Some departures are not escapes, but descents.