decease

dɪˈsiːs

noun

a person’s death.

he held the post until his untimely decease in 1991

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

verb

die.

he deceased at his palace of Croydon