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secession |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Secession \Se*ces"sion\, n. [L. secessio: cf F. s['e]cession. See {Secede}.] 1. The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal. 2. (U.S. Hist.) The withdrawal of a State from the national Union. {Secession Church} (in Scotland). See {Seceder}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: secession n : formal withdrawal or separation from an alliance or federation [syn: {withdrawal}]
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