# decease

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈsiːs/ · frequency rank #83,166

## Definitions
1. Death, departure from life.

## Etymology
From Old French deces (Modern French décès), from Latin dēcessus (“departure”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/decease