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Webster 1913 Edition


Retrocession

Reˊtro-ces′sion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
rétrocession
. See
Retrocede
.]
1.
The act of retroceding.
2.
The state of being retroceded, or granted back.
3.
(Med.)
Metastasis of an eruption or a tumor from the surface to the interior of the body.

Webster 1828 Edition


Retrocession

RETROCES'SION

,
Noun.
1.
A ceding or granting back to a former proprietor.
2.
The act of going back.

Definition 2024


retrocession

retrocession

See also: rétrocession

English

Noun

retrocession (countable and uncountable, plural retrocessions)

  1. The transfer of risk from one reinsurer to another.
  2. The return of land, etc. that was previously ceded.
  3. Metastasis of an eruption or tumour from the surface to the interior of the body.

Related terms

  • retrocess