Se*ces"sion (?), n. [L. secessio: cf. F. s'ecession. 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.
© Webster 1913.