Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Retirement; retreat.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Retirement; retreat; secession.
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- noun obsolete
retirement ;retreat ;secession
Etymologies
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Latin secessus. See secede.
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Examples
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Republic of Comoros, was formed in 2001 by the three autonomous islands to maintain sovereignty in the wake of 1997 secess Each island has its own government and parliament in a confederal arrangement and shares a rotating leadership currently held by President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi from Anjouan.
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I have not seen the first secess since I entered this state all strong unionists here.
Franklin County: Thomas F. Boatwright to his Wife, June 15, 1863 Thomas F. Boatwright 1863
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