demise

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
2. 2
   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.
3. 3
   Death.
4. 4
   The end of something, in a negative sense; downfall.
5. 5
   The atmospheric disintegration of a satellite or satellite component upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere.

Verb

1. 1
   To give.
2. 2
   To convey, as by will or lease.
3. 3
   To transmit by inheritance.
4. 4
   To pass by inheritance.
5. 5
   To die.