decease
noun
[ dɪˈsiːs ]
• a person's death.
• "he held the post until his untimely decease in 1991"
Similar:
death,
dying,
demise,
end,
passing,
passing away,
passing on,
loss of life,
departure from life,
expiry,
expiration,
final exit,
eternal rest,
snuffing,
curtains,
kicking the bucket,
croaking,
quietus,
decease
verb
• die.
• "he deceased at his palace of Croydon"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French deces, from Latin decessus ‘death’, past participle (used as a noun) of decedere ‘to die’.
