secess

English

Etymology

From Latin secessus. See secede.

Noun

secess

1. (obsolete) retirement; retreat; secession
   • 1647, Henry More, A Platonick Song of the Soul:

     Silent Secesse, wast Solitude Deep searching thoughts often renew'd.

References

• “secess”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• cesses