secession

se·ces·sion

noun \si-ˈse-shən\

Definition of SECESSION

1

: withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement

2

: formal withdrawal from an organization

Examples of SECESSION

1. the secession of the Southern states

Origin of SECESSION

Latin secession-, secessio, from secedere

First Known Use: 1604

Rhymes with SECESSION

accession, aggression, bull session, compression, concession, confession, depression, digression, discretion, egression, expression, impression, ingression, jam session, obsession, oppression, precession, procession, profession, progression, recession, refreshen, regression, repression, skull session, succession, suppression, transgression